Faculty, fellows, and residents in our Division of Emergency Ultrasound have published peer-reviewed research studies and literature reviews in publications including

• Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine,
• Journal of Emergency Medicine,
• Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America,
• POCUS Journal, and
• American Journal of Emergency Medicine, among others.

Additionally, our faculty have been actively engaged at national conferences. They have presented abstracts, delivered invited lectures, and participated in a variety of events to advance the understanding and practice of point-of-care ultrasound.

The mission of the Emergency Ultrasound Division is to establish, optimize and promote the practice of point-of-care ultrasound across all levels of medical education.

• For medical students, our educational offerings include a 20-month, pre-clerkship POCUS Longitudinal Elective (EMER 550) as well as a POCUS elective (EME 545) during the clerkship years. Our faculty also serve as small group leaders for UMSOM’s ultrasound sessions including cardiac ultrasound, ultrasound-guided IVs, and FAST exams.
  
  
• For residents in our Department’s categorical and combined programs, dedicated POCUS rotations are integrated throughout training. Residents have ample opportunity for on-shift scanning using ultrasound machines available at all of our clinical sites. We also incorporate engaging educational events, including our annual Intern Ultrasound Olympics, and our residency participates each year in the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine’s SonoGames.
  
  
• Our fellowship in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound offers 1 to 2 attending physicians the opportunity to learn with our talented faculty and become skillful educators and leaders in the field of POCUS. Accredited by the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Accreditation Council (EUFAC), this one-year fellowship allows learners to teach, participate in committees, and provide regional- and national-level leadership in emergency ultrasound.
  
  
• We host continuing medical education courses online and throughout the year to equip advanced practice providers and physicians with emergency ultrasound skills.
  
  
  • • Our POCUS Foundations course is a virtual, self-paced course with 7.0 CME credits, designed to offer learners foundational knowledge to integrate POCUS into their clinical practice.
    • Our POCUS in Practice course is a one-day, hands-on course with 6.0 CME credits, designed to enhance learners’ technical competence in POCUS acquisition and interpretation.

With POCUS, physicians can visualize a patient’s anatomy and make real-time, bedside diagnoses. In the context of our emergency departments, POCUS serves as a pivotal tool in diagnosing, treating, and assessing patients with ectopic pregnancies, aortic dissection, and trauma-related injuries, among others.

• Esteban Davila, MD
• Brian Euerle, MD
• Kevin Flanagan, DO
• Sam Hsu, MD
• Kerith Joseph, MD
• Samantha King, MD, MS
• Danielle Matilsky, MD
• Rohit Menon, MD
• Valerie Pierre, MD
• Alexis Salerno, MD
• Sarah Sommerkamp, MD
• Doug Sward, MD
• Andrew Windsor, MD