Ultrasound Fellowship

Overview

The Ultrasound Fellowship at UHCMC is a one-year program designed to produce leaders in the field of emergency ultrasound. As a fellow, you will have many unique opportunities, locally, nationally, and internationally, with a specific focus on education, scholarship, and development and administration of a successful ultrasound program. Cleveland is a robust city that offers a wide range of art, music, culture, outdoor activity, and nightlife. We would love to see you here at University Hospitals!

Fellowship Details

Length of Fellowship: 1 year

Salary: $100,000 + CME and benefits. Additional opportunities for moonlighting.

Required Clinical Hours: 800 hours per year. Number of shifts per month and duration of shifts (between 8-12 hours) will depend on clinical site(s)

Academic Appointment: Clinical Instructor, Case Western Reserve University

Number of Clinical Sites: 4

• Primary site for POCUS education: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  • Tertiary care, Level 1 Trauma Center for both pediatric and adult patients with an expansive surrounding catchment area that results in a high acuity and diverse patient population. The department is comprised of 50+ patient rooms seeing a total volume of 100,000+ patients per year.

• Community sites (majority of clinical shifts) include UH Ahuja Medical Center, UH Parma Medical Center, UH Geauga Medical Center

Educational Experience

Institutional

• Weekly ultrasound division didactics (2-3 hours) includes group image review, journal club, faculty/fellow lectures, and case presentations to supplement required textbook readings, podcasts, educational videos

• Participate in departmental ultrasound quality assurance. Fellows review all scans from the department as well as community sites.

• 8-hour scanning shift per week with ultrasound faculty

• Interdepartmental opportunities including:

  • Trans-esophageal echocardiography with cardiothoracic anesthesia/critical care colleagues

  • Advanced MSK ultrasound with sports medicine colleagues

  • Trans-vaginal ultrasound with OB/gyn colleagues

  • Pediatric-focused ultrasound with pediatric emergency medicine & critical care colleagues

  • Regional anesthesia rotation with anesthesia colleagues

External

• Fellows can enhance their educational experience through involvement in teaching and learning at national and international conferences, adding an avenue for professional networking and scholarly advancement.

  • National/international conference participation opportunities include:

    • ACEP, SAEM, AIUM, WCUME, WINFOCUS, SCUF

    • ACEP Ultrasound Management Course is highly encouraged

• International education/teaching opportunities are available

  
  

Other Responsibilities:

• Lectures and hands-on education (including EM residents, CWRU medical students, interdepartmental resident/fellow teaching)

• Research project 

• Maintain ultrasound equipment, interface with IT