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Supplements Throughout the Academic Year:
- OB and female GU scanning with OB-GYN techs
- Vascular imaging in the vascular lab with vascular lab techs
- Advanced cardiac echo with Deborah Sundlof, DO
- TEE and echo with echo technologists and staff cardiology
- Regional anesthesia: outpatient OR with regional pain fellowship-trained anesthesiologist
- ACEP ultrasound management course at ACEP
- ACEP Teaching Fellowship: Paid for by the fellowship — advanced educational planning for undergraduate and graduate medical education
- Research topics to be discussed throughout the year while guiding the fellow through their project
Weekly Quality-Assurance Rounds:
Sessions include group ultrasound review for consistency in quality assurance and quality improvement. The feedback and callback process are essential parts of this educational endeavor.
Scanning Shifts:
The ultrasound fellow will perform a minimum of 1,000 examinations through dedicated scanning shifts. This imaging will begin with primary indications early in the year and will become more advanced as techniques are mastered. These dedicated shifts will allow the fellow to perform scanning and ultrasound-guided procedures including nerve blocks and TEEs when indicated. Scanning shifts are separate from any scheduled clinical shifts. Scanning will be performed with dedicated ultrasound faculty, and all examinations will be reviewed. Scanning shifts with residents and medical students will be scheduled weekly to develop teaching skills and formative feedback.
Teaching:
The fellow will provide both didactic and hands-on education to various groups within the Emergency Department. Lecture development and curriculum design will be taught and reinforced during these sessions. These include but are not limited to emergency medicine residents, physician assistant/medical students, and attending-level physicians — emergency medicine and subspecialties. Other teaching opportunities: regional and national conferences (Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians), simulation, and wilderness (Lehigh Valley Health Network Annual Wilderness Medicine Day).
Quality Assurance:
The emergency ultrasound fellow will initially attend and assist in quality-assurance rounds. During the year, this role will be expanded to lead this activity. The fellow will review greater than 1,000 images, which will include both still and video-archived images.
Administration:
The emergency ultrasound fellow will be involved with a number of safety, administrative, and other quality-assurance procedures. These duties include:
- Physician credentialing
- Continuing education requirements
- Infectious disease procedures
- Division of point-of-care ultrasound meetings
- Instrument procurement and maintenance
- Coding and billing
- Information services and archiving
- Multidisciplinary interactions
Research/Publication:
The emergency ultrasound fellow will be mentored through a research project to meet the scholarly activity requirement. The fellowship and research director will assist in the completion of this requirement based on the interest of the fellow.
Conference Attendance:
The emergency ultrasound fellow will attend at least one national conference which has dedicated ultrasound content. This may be combined with the presentation requirement if the fellow presents as well as attends.