Course Detail
Units:
4.0
Course Components:
Clinical
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: Medical student only; third year must be completed.
Description
The student is expected to perform ultrasound exams in the ED for 20 hours per week. Faculty hands on supervision will be available after didactic conferences the 1st-3rd Wednesdays of the month. Students are expected to perform ultrasound exams during the rotation and submit those studies to the ultrasound portal for QA and review. Ultrasound exams will be reviewed by faculty and returned to the student via the portal during the rotation. At least 10 ultrasound exams in each of the 6 major exam categories including FAST, aorta, renal, transabdominal/transvaginal, cardiac and gallbladder should be performed by the student.