EMD - 831 Emergency Ultrasound

This course provides students with an introduction to Emergency Ultrasound as well as an inside look into Emergency Medicine. Students are evaluated across core competencies based on interactions with patients, total number of scans, accuracy and participate in didactics, journal clubs, image review sessions and research meetings. Students determine when an emergency ultrasound exam is indicated, discuss the examination with the patients and obtain informed consent, obtain US images, interpret US images and work with primary clinical staff to integrate US findings into patient management. Elective Retake Counts for Credit: Yes. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: Yes. Credit(s): 2