Curriculum

Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Curriculum
Blocks, Modules, Dates & Readings

1.

Basics

Roles + Responsibilities

Mallin1 Ch 8,1 Physics, FAST

Mallin1 Ch 2,4 Cardiac, Lung

EM Intern Bootcamp

Mallin1 Ch 9, Mallin2 Ch 8 Central/Peripheral IVs

2.

Basics

Mallin1 Ch 6,7 Renal, Pregnancy

Mallin2 Ch 10,11,12 Soft Tissue, MSK, DVT

Mallin2 Ch 14,15,16 Bowel, RUQ, Ocular

Mallin1 Ch 3, 12 Aorta/IVC

3.

Procedural Guidance

Mallin1 Ch 11, 13 Brachial Plexus Blocks, Joint Injections

Mallin2 Ch 5,6 Femoral and Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Mallin2 Ch 9 Procedures

Core Ultrasound: "Paracentesis, LPs, Pericardiocentesis, Thoracentesis"

4.

Cardiac

Mallin2 Ch 1 Cardiac Output

**IRB Submission**

Mallin2 Ch 3 Diastology

ACEP

**First Evaluation + PEC Meeting**

Mallin2 Ch 2 Right Heart

5.

IVC / CC

Mallin2 Ch 4 TEE

Joint ECCU/US Journal Club

Mallin1 Ch 5 RUSH

Mallin2 Ch 18 Prehospital Care

Podcast: "IVC Filling: The Ultimate Myth" Justin Bowra

6.

Lung

AEUS Fellows Hangout: "Speckle Tracking"

Thanksgiving

Joint ECCU/US Journal Club

AEUS Lecture Series: "Thoracic Ultrasound" , "Part 2"

Article: Lung ultrasound in the critically ill, Daniel Lichtenstein

Podcast: "Lung Ultrasound Pt 1 + Pt 2 + Pt 3", Ultrasound Podcast

7.

Pediatric Ultrasound

Mallin2 Ch 17 Pediatrics

Christmas

**SAEM Submission Deadline**

New Years

Mallin2 Ch 13 Appendicitis

8.

Aorta / DVT

Article: PEM POCUS: Summary of the Evidence (only Peds parts)

Podcast: "DVT Ultrasound Controversy" US Podcast

AEUS Lecture Series: "Aorta Ultrasound"

9.

FAST / Trauma

Podcast: "Don't Half-Ass Your FAST" EMCrit

**Second Evaluation + PEC Meeting**

Mallin2 Ch 7 Secondary Trauma US

Article: FAST Scan in Stable Blunt Trauma, B. Nataranjan

Podcast: "FAST Exam in Stable Pediatrics" Ultrasound GEL

10.

OB / GYN / Testicle

AEUS Lecture Series: "TA Pelvic + TV Pelvic Ultrasound"

Mallin1 Ch 10 Testicular

AIUM

Mallin2 Ch 19 US Administration

Mallin2 Chapter 20 Medical School Ultrasound Initiation

11.

Biliary / Renal

Sonoguide: Gallbladder

AEUS Fellows Hangout: "Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound"

NephroPOCUS: Renal Video 4 - Cases

NephroPOCUS: Renal Video 9 - Doppler Renal US

12.

Ocular / Soft Tissue

AEUS Lecture Series: "Ocular Ultrasound"

SAEM

Sonoguide: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

Mallin1 Ch 14, 15 Hip + Shoulder

13.

Bowel

Sonoguide: SBO

Graduation

AEUS Lecture Series: "Appendicitis"

**Exit Evaluation**
Textbooks
Mallin / Dawson: Volume 1
Mallin / Dawson: Volume 2
Ultrasound Fellowship Library