Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship Program
Length of Fellowship
1 year
Salary
$100,000 per year plus benefits and CME
Additional Funds
Funding for one national ultrasound conference during the fellowship year.
Number of Clinical Hours
16 hours per week (8 shifts per month)
Other Duties
Teaching shifts with the rotating US resident (8 per month)
Research shifts (4 half days per month)
Weekly ultrasound QA
Proposal and development of a novel US research project
Contribution to at least one existing research project as co-author
Resident didactic lectures and monthly simulation days
Number of Sites
Duke University Hospital
Number of Positions Per Year
1-2
Additional Opportunities
Teaching an US-guided IV course for RNs
Teaching medical students during the longitudinal US course, Acute Care course, sub-internship rotation, and US senior elective
Potential global health collaborations with the GEMINI lab in the Duke Global Health Institute (ongoing partnership with Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania)
Educational Experience
Fellows will receive one-on-one bedside training with US faculty in addition to independent scanning shifts in the Duke ED. These experiences will be complemented by Vimedix clinical simulator training, TEE scanning in the OR, and other local collaborations as desired by the fellow, such as reading time in the echo lab or OR time with regional anesthesiology.
Image Review
Weekly quality assurance image review through Butterfly Enterprise
Deadline for Fellowship Application
Fellows Chosen
Fellowship positions offered annually per EUS guidelines
