DRMC/HDMC Ultrasound Fellowship Overview
One-year Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship (begins July 1st)
EUFAC Accredited​
Comprehensive & Cutting Edge Curriculum
Explores all aspects of Emergency Ultrasound including advanced ECHO (TTE & TEE), MSK ultrasound, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, ultrasound program administration, maintenance, credentialing, and billing. In addition, specific attention is given to educational techniques, how to provide a creative and engaging learning experience, and any specific area of interest for each fellow.
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Our fellowship offers a unique opportunity to explore novel ways to integrate ultrasound and medical education with web, mobile, or virtual reality, with exposure to every step of the development process. Curriculum utilizes a custom virtual reality ultrasound simulator, allowing individual or group learning for core bedside scans. The simulator supports custom case creation for sharing interesting VR cases in seconds, even while on-shift. In addition, a robust website helps keep track of curriculum readings, scanning goals, and quizzes throughout the year.
Equipment
Mindray TE-X
Mindray TE7 x 2
Mindray M9
Sonosite Edge
Sonosite X-Porte
Multiple Butterfly iQ/iQ+
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Probes: Phased-array, curvilinear, linear, endocavitary, TEE
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Qpath web-based image archive for QA and billing
Fellow Education
Weekly hands-on didactics and scanning session with ultrasound director
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Formal resuscitative TEE training + credentialing
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Typical fellow logs >1,000 scans
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Original research
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Regular journal clubs
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Bi-annual fellowship retreat
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Additional Ultrasound-trained Faculty:
Samuel Kotran, DO
Korbin Haycock, MD, RDMS, RDCS
Resident Education
Desert Regional Medical Center hosts a 3 year Emergency Medicine residency with 10 residents per year
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Resident ultrasound curriculum consists of a one month rotation in PGY-1, two weeks in PGY-2, and a popular PGY-3 elective.
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Off-service senior residents also have opportunity for a clinical ultrasound elective.
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Fellow runs weekly scanning sessions at Desert Regional Medical Center with ER residents & medical students
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Fellow helps provide monthly department QA and ultrasound lectures for ER residents
Clinical Experience
Scanning, didactics, and clinical shifts at Desert Regional Medical Center, a certified stroke and STEMI center and the referring Level 2 trauma center for over 600-square-miles with an annual ER volume >70,000.
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Clinical shifts at Hi-Desert Medical Center located in Joshua Tree, CA, with senior residents from Desert Regional Medical Center. HDMC provides acute care for the 60,000+ residents of the high Mojave Desert.
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Fellow is credentialed with full privileges at both DRMC and HDMC. Moonlighting allowed.
Vituity Partnership
Up to three fellowship positions funded through Vituity physician partnership, with a competitive salary in addition to funds for CME as well as full health & HSA benefits. Fellows are Vituity partners from day one and all clinical hours count towards advancement.
