Emergency Ultrasound
ME 534M.MGB
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Course Information
Description
Prior approval required, please email Dr. Huang; ckhuang@mgh.harvard.edu, forward approval to registrar@hms.harvard.edu. Waitlist is not reviewed unless email request is received.
Students may add themselves to the waiting list for this course during add/drop periods but not during lottery periods.
Point-of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is an indispensable clinical tool to every Emergency Medicine physician. The Emergency Ultrasound elective is a four-week advanced elective that introduces students to the basics of POCUS in the Emergency Departments at MGH and BWH.
Students will learn the essentials of POCUS including types of studies performed, indications and limitations of these studies, the evidence behind clinician-performed ultrasonography, minimal criteria of imaging, and incorporation of POCUS into clinical practice. Students will spend a significant amount of time at the bedside practicing and perfecting their ultrasound scanning abilities. Ultrasound guided procedures will be taught however this elective is primarily diagnostic not procedural. Learning modalities include narrated didactic lectures, scan/image review, independent reading, computer-based didactic modules, hands-on scanning of emergency patients, scanning in the simulation lab, and a scholarly presentation.
Exposure to ongoing Emergency Ultrasound fellowship research projects is offered to students, however this is not a requirement of the elective. This advanced elective mirrors the MGB Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency PGY-1 required ultrasound rotation.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
