Penn Ultrasound Mission

Penn Ultrasound Fellowship

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Fellowship at Penn

Applicants can choose between 1-year and 2-year programs.
The 1-year position offers the opportunity to enroll in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) certificate program for physicians who seek a career as a collaborative researcher.
The 2-year position affords the opportunity to obtain a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology through CCEB for a career as an independent researcher.

Clinical Curriculum

Ultrasound Curriculum

Weekly Ultrasound Interdisciplinary Review Sessions with Pediatric
Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
1 Weekly 8-hour Scanning Shift
Didactic Lectures to medical students, residents, and fellows
Annual US Courses for Critical Care fellows, Trauma fellows, Peds EM, and Critical Care faculty

National Meetings

Fellows are expected to attend ACEP and SAEM, 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.