We have been training residents in Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) for over a decade.
With a new Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) fellowship, we continue to take great pride in not only helping each fellow to become competent in all primary EUS examinations, but to literally become the next leaders in EUS.
From their first month in the program, the EUS Directors and fellows teach small group workshops explaining the history and physics of EUS followed by hands–on training in the FAST examination.
Training continues with dedicated EUS rotation during the PGY2, PGY3 and PGY4 years, as well as quarterly EUS workshops for all medical students and residents.
Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Developed in accordance with ACEP U.S. Fellowship Guidelines
Emergency Ultrasound experience in multiple Emergency Departments
Clinical work in multiple clinical environments
Weekly one–en–one scanning time with time with Emergency Ultrasound Directors
Weekly Journal Club
Weekly Image Review and Credentialing Experience
Weekly ultrasound experience in pediatric ED, critical care, anesthesiology, medicine procedure service, trauma, and cardiology.
Participation in national and local research projects
Dedicated research time
Abundant teaching and writing opportunities
Experience in Emergency U.S. Program development, from machine maintenance to billing to training
Attend ACEP’s highly respected Medicina de emergencia Basic Research Skills Course, ACEP U.S. Section Meeting, and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Conference
Prepare for and successfully earn Accredited Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer credentialing
Competitive Salary with Benefits
Three and Four-year EM residency and Pediatric EM fellowship graduates welcome to apply
Learn about Cook County Health’s Emergency Fellowship Programs.
Solicitud
Contact johnbailitz@gmail.com for more information.
Apply for the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship on the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships website.
Rotations
Each Emergency Ultrasound rotation begins with three hours of one-on-one training with an EUS Director at the patient’s bedside.
All residents complete over 250 quality reviewed exams becoming qualified to utilize U.S. in their daily clinical work. Monday through Thursday are dedicated EUS service days when the EUS Directors and Fellows scan directly in the ED with the rotating EM residents and students. Friday’s image credentialing review teaches the important yet sometimes subtle details of this powerful diagnostic technique. Weekly journal club helps provide an opportunity to review fundamental concepts in the latest EUS textbooks, as well as the latest research in the EUS literature. Many Medicina de emergencia residents even pursue additional EUS elective time during their PGY1 and PGY4 years.
During our dynamic four-year curriculum, residents learn to become the next leaders in EUS by teaching EUS to third and fourth year medical students, writing case studies, creating proposals to start Community EUS Programs after graduation, and participating in EUS research.
All EUS equipment is available to all physicians 24/7 including:
Four state–of–la–art GE compact LogicE Systems with a full array of probes
Handheld GE Vscan systems
Zonare compact system with a full array of probes
All systems have still image and video recording capabilities
Dedicated Emergency Ultrasound conference room and computers for uploading images to the Portal credentialing website for near real time feedback from the Emergency U.S. Director
Proving grounds for the latest in GE compact U.S. technologies just before hitting the marketplace
Three Dedicated EUS Rotations
Developed in accordance with ACEP 2008 Ultrasound Guidelines
2 weeks during PGY2 and 1 week during PGY3 and PGY4 years
3-hour, one–en–one orientation with EUS Director
Dedicated EUS Shifts in the ER with the EUS Service
Weekly image credentialing review and journal clubs
Completion of over 250 quality assured exams
Case Study and Community Ultrasound Proposal Preparation
Quarterly Workshops
3-hour workshop covering one of the 11 core applications
Didactic case-based discussions with real patient images
Hands–on small group instruction in the ED with qualified faculty
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