Jacobi Medical Center
Resident Education Experience
Average Number of US
Varies per resident. Each resident is encouraged to scan as much as possible. Average is about 500.
Is there a dedicated US month?
Yes
Is there an US elective?
Yes
Number of Residents who went on to become US fellows
Anthony Weekes 1997 - RDMS
Jill Corbo 1998 - RDMS
Jessica Wang 2000 - RDMS
Daniel Theodoro 2001 - North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, NY | First ultrasound fellow in the country)
Tesfa Young 2002 - RDMS
Joseph Novic 2009 - RDMS
Andrew Shannon 2009 - Louisiana State University
Mikaela Chilstrom 2009 - Kings County
Sam Ayala 2013 - Brooklyn Methodist
Jennifer Norton 2014 - Jacobi
Tina Sundaram 2015 - Cook County
Orinthia King 2015 - Brooklyn Methodist
Yana Delkhah 2016 - Brooklyn Methodist
Michael Halperin 2018 - Massachusetts General Hospital
Michelle Montenegro 2020 - Jacobi
Nimish Bhatt 2021 - Denver
Allison Lee 2021 - Kings County
Nicole Leonard 2021 - Brown
Han Xu 2022 - Boston University
Mike Del Valle 2022 - Denver
Gagandeep Singh 2022 - Jacobi
Farnam Kazi 2022 - Maimonides
Franz Mendoza Garcia 2023 - NYP Brooklyn Methodist
Philip O'Donnell 2023 - NYP Brooklyn Methodist
Anirudh Ramachandran 2023 - Cincinnati
Ashley Aiken 2024 - Baylor
Number of hours Hands-on (i.e. scan shifts)
Fellows are expected to perform about 4 hours of scanning per week. Ultrasound faculty have dedicated protected time to join the Fellow.
Number of hours Image Review
2 hours per week with the Ultrasound Faculty
Number of hours didactics
Minimum of 1 lecture per year to the residency, along with other residency initiatives. Minimum of 1 lecture per year to medical students, along with other undergraduate medical education initiatives. Assistance with faculty education and credentialing
