Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium
Resident Education Experience
Average Number of US
200-500
Is there a dedicated US month?
Our residents have a longitudinal curriculum interspersed throughout their training that covers all aspects of point of care ultrasound including image acquisition, image interpretation, and clinical integration.
This includes a 2 week US rotation during their PGY-1 year which covers essential ultrasound applications. All residents also participate in a residency wide (all programs) point of care ultrasound bootcamp at the beginning of intern year.
Ultrasound topics are integrated into the yearly curriculum including both lectures and simulation time.
Is there an US elective?
Yes:
Advanced US
Number of Residents who went on to become US fellows
Not applicable yet - Graduating first EM class in 2024
Number of hours Hands-on (i.e. scan shifts)
>50 including scan shifts and simulation
Number of hours Image Review
We use an image databank program that requires residents to run through 1000s of normal and abnormal images to ensure they are competent in image interpretation.
Number of hours didactics
> 40 hours
