Hartford Hospital
Program Description
Type of Program
Hartford Hospital's Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship offers a one year position with an appointment as Clinical Instructor for the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Fellowship responsibilities including scanning, image review and teaching are performed at Hartford Hospital, a level 1 trauma center with over 100,000 visits annually. Clinical responsibilities are split between Hartford Hospital and the Hospital of Central Connecticut, a smaller community hospital in nearby New Britain, CT.
Year Fellowship Started
2012
Ultrasound Program Status
Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
4 (with several affiliate faculty)
Notable Faculty
Felix Pacheco, MD
Trent She, MD
Adam Wise, MD
Seth Lotterman, MD
Henry Chicaza, MD (affiliate faculty - US Director at Connecticut Children's)
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
-Fellows spend approximately 15 hours per month scanning in the Emergency Department. This time is spent with ultrasound faculty, teaching the rotating ultrasound team, or scanning independently.
-Fellows spend approximately 10 hours per week with the Ultrasound Division on image review and QA.
-Journal article review every 2 weeks with faculty and rotating residents.
-An Ultrasound Journal Club is held about every 3-4 months
-Up to 10 hours per week are reserved for research.
-Fellows spend approximately 15 clinical hours per week as an attending physician.
-Fellows are provided with an electronic textbook (Mallin/Dawson) as well as a yearly curriculum to follow.
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
Yes.
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
No.
Other Information
We are fully EUFAC-accredited and graduating fellows will have the ability to take the ABEM FPD exam in Advanced EM Ultrasound. Three of our faculty have already taken and passed this examination.
