Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship
We are proud to be able to offer our Ultrasound fellows the opportunity to gain a mastery of Advanced EM Ultrasound while learning and teaching as junior faculty in such a rich and challenging environment. Our Ultrasound Fellows undertake a rigorous and well-rounded course of study.
Program Highlights
- Length of Fellowship: 12 months
- Number of Sites: One
- Number of Positions per year: 2
- Additional Opportunities: Internal Moonlighting
- 7 fellowship trained full-time academic faculty members
- Access to the $1M state-of-the-art Long School of Medicine Center for Clinical Ultrasound Education with 10 ultrasound units (9 Sonosite M-Turbo’s and 1 Sonosite X-Porte)
- A very pro-ultrasound department
- A successful EM residency program
- An active longitudinal US curriculum for medical students
- Access to multiple US machines, including • 5 Sonosite PX, 2 Mindray TE7’s, 2 Mindray ME8’s, 1 GE Venue Go, multiple different handheld US (GE V-Scan Air, Philips Lumify, Sonosite I-Viz)
- A pediatric ED with a dedicated Zonare Z.one Pro US machine
- Emergency Department is accredited through ACEP’s Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP)
- Multiple faculty completed the inaugural Focus of Designated Practice (FPD) in Advanced Emergency Ultrasound through the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Staffing clinical shifts in the Emergency Department (8 shifts/month)
- Presentation of four ultrasound related topics during the Emergency Medicine grand rounds, one of which must be on an advanced bedside ultrasound application
- Completion of required independent and supervised scanning sessions
- Record at least 1000 adequate bedside ultrasound studies during the fellowship
- Completion of all required assigned reading materials
- Participation in regularly scheduled image review sessions
- Participation in regularly scheduled literature review sessions
- Submission of quality research project to the institutional IRB and implementation of research with intent to publish
- Participation in all ongoing Division of Ultrasound research activities
- Complete one quality improvement project for the Division of Ultrasound
- Submit one abstract to a National Conference
- Participate as one of the supervising educators for residents and medical students on their ultrasound rotations and electives
- Participate in Ultrasound Division administrative meetings
- Attend one national meeting during their fellowship year
Teaching Requirements
- Presentation of ultrasound related topics during the Emergency Medicine grand rounds
- Participate in a minimum of 20 hours of direct educational activities (bedside teaching of residents/students/faculty, didactic lectures, QA/QI image review sessions, research activities, etc.) per month
- Participate as one of the supervising educators for residents and medical students on their ultrasound rotations and electives
Research Requirements
- Submission of quality research project to the institutional IRB and implementation of research with intent to publish
- Completion of all required assigned reading materials
- Participation in all ongoing Division of Ultrasound research activities
- Participation in regularly scheduled literature review sessions
- Submit one abstract to a National Conference
Ultrasound Development
- Completion of required independent and supervised scanning sessions
- Record at least 1,000 bedside ultrasound studies during the fellowship
- Participation in regularly scheduled image review sessions
- Attend one national meeting during their fellowship year
- Fellowship-funded attendance for the ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Management Course
Administrative Requirements and Expectations
- Complete one quality improvement project for the Division of Ultrasound
- Participate in Ultrasound Division administrative meetings
Ready to Apply?
You must be:
- Eligible for Texas licensure
- Board certified / board eligible ABEM or AOBEM and / or
- Must have completed a U.S. ACGME-accredited Residency Program in Emergency Medicine
Interested applicants should submit a fellowship application through the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.
By Email
GME Program Coordinator, Sr.
Melissa A. Villanueva
Program Director
Mark Foster, MD