<!-- thumbnail loaded properly -->{"id":562,"date":"2018-02-10T01:45:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T01:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/?page_id=562"},"modified":"2025-02-05T09:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:04:08","slug":"global-health-clinical-ultrasound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/global-health-clinical-ultrasound\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Ultrasound\/Global Health Combined Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel colorized colorized-theme-darken\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"columns large-8 medium-8 small-12\">\n                <p class=\"\">The combined Clinical Ultrasound and Global Health Fellowship is designed to give fellows advanced training and experience in ultrasound with an emphasis on application in low resource settings. The program provides a lot of flexibility and can be tailored to the fellows specific interests, ranging from humanitarian work to ultrasound education in low resource settings.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"columns large-4 medium-4 small-12\">\n                <div class=\"bleed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2020\/07\/US-Trip-1-267x400.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>[vc_column_text]<strong>Fellows will gain experience in a broad range of clinical, research, teaching, and administrative skills in bedside ultrasound, tropical medicine, refugee health, humanitarian aid, and cross-cultural collaboration. The fellowship is designed for emergency physicians preparing for a career in academic emergency medicine, international medical leadership, global health, or humanitarian aid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This fellowship takes between 18 to 24 months to complete based on the program of study the fellow pursues. Some flexibility exists in the curriculum and focus of this fellowship.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;no-indent&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Fellowship Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>US\/GH fellows will complete the following program components and requirements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All combined US\/GH fellows will be required to work an average of eight shifts per month in the Emergency Department at University Hospital serving as teaching faculty. This allows plenty of flexibility and the option to move shifts around in order to accommodate longer trips abroad.<\/li>\n<li>US\/GH fellows will attend weekly ultrasound didactics and image review (every Friday).<\/li>\n<li>US\/GH fellows will teach rotating medical students and interns both in a lecture setting and bedside in the Emergency Department.<\/li>\n<li>US\/GH fellows will give four grand rounds lectures on ultrasound specific topics.<\/li>\n<li>The US\/GH fellow will also be required to obtain a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from an institution of their choosing.<\/li>\n<li>The US\/GH fellow will have the option to attend other courses and take various global health trips throughout their fellowship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Fellowship Experience<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\n        <div class=\"panel far-notso colorized colorized-theme\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"columns large-4 medium-4 small-12\">\n                    <div class=\"bleed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"columns large-8 medium-8 small-12\">\n                    <blockquote class=\"small\">\n                        \"The combined Ultrasound\/Global Health fellowship gave me the opportunity to clinically apply Point of Care Ultrasound in Guatemala, Nepal, and Peru. The emphasis on teaching POCUS to varied levels of learners will be incredibly beneficial to my career, both abroad and at home.\" \n                        <cite>Eli Katz, Combined US\/GH Fellowship graduate 2019<\/cite>\n                    <\/blockquote>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <div class=\"panel far-notso colorized colorized-theme-darken\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"columns large-4 medium-4 small-12\">\n                    <div class=\"bleed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"columns large-8 medium-8 small-12\">\n                    <blockquote class=\"small\">\n                        \"The combined Ultrasound\/Global Health Fellowship not only gave me world class clinical ultrasound training, but also tremendously improved my teaching skills. This fellowship will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work in any setting, whether that be in an academic institution or in a low resource setting in the middle of nowhere.\" \n                        <cite>Ryan Joseph, Combined US\/GH Fellowship graduate 2019<\/cite>\n                    <\/blockquote>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel outline\"><nav aria-label=\"Fellowships sub-navigation\" class=\"collapsible subnav\"><h2 class=\"close\">Fellowships<\/h2><ul id=\"menu-fellowships\" class=\"subnav leaf\" data-accordion-menu><li id=\"menu-item-5520\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5520\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/ems\/\">EMS Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5521\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5521\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/disaster-medicine\/\">Disaster Medicine Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5522\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5522\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/global-health\/\">Global Health Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5523\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5523\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/ultrasound\/\">Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5524\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5524\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/global-health-clinical-ultrasound\/\">Clinical Ultrasound\/Global Health Combined Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5525\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5525\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/medical-education-fellowship\/\">Medical Education Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5526\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5526\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/wilderness\/\">Wilderness and Survival Medicine Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5527\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/emergency-medicine\/education\/fellowships\/compensation-benefits\/\">Fellow Compensation &amp; Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel  single-border single-border-top colorized-border border-colorized-theme-darken match-panels\" >\n                \n                <div><p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"far-notso text-center\">Ready to Apply?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Applications must include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curriculum Vita<\/li>\n<li>Letter of Intent<\/li>\n<li>2-3 Letters of recommendation, including one from program director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>By Email<br \/>\n<\/strong>Valeria Lopez Gomez<br \/>\nGME Program Coordinator, Sr.<br \/>\n<a>lopezgomez@uthscsa.edu<br \/>\n<\/a>210-567-4291<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Mail<\/strong><br \/>\nUT Health San Antonio<br \/>\nDepartment of Emergency Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Attn: Valeria Lopez Gomez<\/strong><br \/>\nUltrasound\/Global Health Fellowship<br \/>\n7703 Floyd Curl Drive MC7736<br \/>\nSan Antonio TX 78229-3900<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Fellows will gain experience in a broad range of clinical, research, teaching, and administrative skills in bedside ultrasound, tropical medicine, refugee health, humanitarian aid, and cross-cultural collaboration. 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