Duke University Medical Center
Program Description
Type of Program
Duke offers a 1-year faculty fellowship program in which fellows serve as half-time attending physicians at Duke University Hospital while pursuing the educational and research opportunities of the fellowship. Duke University Hospital is a level 1 trauma center and academic tertiary and quaternary care center that has been consistently ranked #1 in North Carolina and among the best in the nation by US News and World Reports.
Year Fellowship Started
2017
Ultrasound Program Status
Section within the Department of Emergency Medicine
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
6
Notable Faculty
Erica Peethumnongsin, MD, PhD - Fellowship director
Shawn Sethi, DO - Assistant fellowship director
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
Fellows will train in a world-class facility with a diverse patient population, state-of-the-art comprehensive simulators, and novel, cutting-edge research with opportunities to teach emergency ultrasound to faculty, non-EM fellows, residents, PAs/NPs, RNs and medical students.
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
Yes
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
Only if not performed by credentialed faculty
Other Information
EUFAC accredited through 2027
