Penn Ultrasound Mission

Penn Ultrasound Fellowship

Annual Combined Emergency Department Census of over 200,000 patient visits per year
In the heart of West Philadelphia
Urban tertiary care center, Level 1 trauma center, 40 residents
Top-ranked hospital in the country
Fellows have scan shifts at five hospitals in downtown Philadelphia

Fellowship at Penn

Emergency Medicine Applicants can choose between 1-year and 2-year programs.
The 2-year position affords the opportunity to obtain a Master's degree in several different disciplines

Clinical Curriculum

Ultrasound Curriculum

Weekly Ultrasound Interdisciplinary Review Sessions
Structured curriculum with weekly learning materials distributed to fellows
1 Weekly 8-hour Scanning Shift with ultrasound faculty
Fellows give lectures to medical students, residents, and fellows from other specialties
Annual US Courses for Critical Care fellows, Trauma fellows, Peds EM, and Critical Care faculty

National Meetings

Fellows are expected to attend SCUF and AIUM conferences with the Ultrasound Division, though they are not limited to these meetings.

Research

Fellows are expected to initiate at least one research project from inception, IRB application, data collection, to abstract and manuscript writing.
Fellows are encouraged to apply for grant funding and have access to Penn faculty resources and experience to assist in their endeavors.
Prior research by fellows includes ultrasound in the examination of the patient with undifferentiated dyspnea, Complications of 1st-trimester pregnancy, Carotid intima-media thickness as a marker for CAD, ultrasound assessment of soft tissue foreign bodies, ultrasound in triage, ultrasound in nephrolithiasis (NIH funded), US-guided IV access versus IO access (funded).

Fellowship Video Site Tours - Prospective Fellows can see the various Penn Medicine Sites in the following Video Presentations.