The Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound (AEMUS) Fellowship curriculum is designed to train the fellow(s) to effectively implement clinical ultrasound (CUS), also known as point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), into daily patient care, advance clinical ultrasound skills and prepare them for clinical ultrasound leadership.
The Fellowship curriculum will take place over a year’s time and take into account the other responsibilities that will be required of the fellow.
Other requirements as delineated by Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Accreditation Council:
- Fellow must attend 70% of ultrasound-related seminars, conferences, and journal clubs
- Participate in longitudinal follow-up of patients, this includes but is not limited to:
- Chart review
- Review of consultative imaging
- Alternative imaging
- Participate in at least 5 ultrasound image acquisition educational sessions on average per month
- Provide at least 20 hours on average per month of hands-on teaching of ultrasound topics
- Participate in 2.5 hours of planned weekly educational experiences focused on ultrasound
- Review jointly with ultrasound faculty at least 750 exams, this will include
- Studies reviewed during image review and outside of image review
- Must personally perform, acquire and interpret 1,000 ultrasound exams during the course of the yearlong fellowship
- Deliver at minimum of 4 lectures on separate ultrasound topics
- Attend at least one national ultrasound meeting during the year
- Participate in scholarly activities
- Seek Focused Practice Designation (FDP) in AEMUS after completion of the fellowship
- Will not work more than 20 clinical hours per week averaged over the length of the fellowship
- Will not be allowed to pick up more than 1 extra clinical shift per month averaged over the length of the fellowship
- Will not work more than 80 hours per week; including extra shifts
- Have a minimum of 8 hours off between shifts; including extra shifts
- Have a minimum of 1 day off in 7 averaged over 4 weeks including extra shifts
- Click here to view a sample of the curriculum