Participate in undergraduate medical ultrasound education by mentoring interest groups, proctoring ultrasound teaching sessions, assisting in running ultrasound symposiums, or mentoring students in research.
Seek mentorship from ultrasound-focused faculty at your program.
Consider an ultrasound-oriented subject to fulfill scholarly activity requirements.
Consider pursuing an emergency ultrasound (EUS) fellowship. Seek advice from senior residents, EUS fellows, and ultrasound faculty.
Join SAEM and attend the Annual Meeting for ultrasound-oriented events, including SonoGames.
Example Learning Objectives
If no exposure to ultrasound curriculum as medical student, establish the following fundamentals: ultrasound physics, ultrasound modalities, basics of probe motion, anatomy on ultrasound, and pattern recognition.
Continue learning to identify pathology on ultrasound imaging.
Perform ultrasound on patients with known pathology identified on other imaging modalities.
Learn ultrasound image optimization and image requirements necessary for clinical decision making.
Utilize imaging in clinical decision making (i.e. FAST exam in trauma activation, transthoracic echocardiography to evaluate cardiac function, evaluation for intrauterine pregnancy).
Perform ultrasound-guided procedures including central venous catheter placement, paracentesis, and IV placement.
Learn to appropriately document findings and interpretations from ultrasound imaging.
