Program Overview

Program Overview

The emergency medicine point of care ultrasound elective introduces medical students to the fundamentals of bedside ultrasound. Students will have the opportunity to perform ultrasounds under the supervision of emergency physicians.

Program Details

Course Information

• Course Title: EM Ultrasound - Fresno
• Units: 3
• Offered In: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
• Instructor(s): Carolyn Chooljian, Brian Chinnock
• Prerequisite(s): 3rd or 4th year medical student in good standing and with the support of the School of Medicine.
• Preference will be given to students who have completed an emergency medicine clerkship.
• Restrictions: 3rd or 4th year medical students
• Activities: Clinical

Course Structure

• The course will introduce students to the six primary areas of emergency ultrasound:
  • trauma
  • aorta
  • biliary
  • cardiac
  • pelvic
  • procedural applications
• Students will participate in didactic sessions and supplement their education by completing selected reading.

Enrollment and Grading

• May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
• Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
• Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
• Graduate Division course: No
• Is this a web-based online course? No
• Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
• May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
• Repeat course for credit? No

Department and School

• School: Medicine
• Department: Emergency Medicine