​Welcome to your EM Ultrasound Elective Rotation! On this page you will find a quick guide to your ultrasound rotation. Please refer to your email for rotation block specific information, schedules, and times.

 

For full details on expectations and requirements, click on the link below:

• EM Ultrasound Rotation 2024-2025

 

First Day Instructions:

• Meet with Victoria Reiter (Medical Student Coordinator) in her office for a brief orientation

  • Office is in Room 1036 - Dept of Emergency Medicine Residency​

  • From the Main Hospital Front Entrance, take the Green Elevators to Floor 1. Make a left upon exiting the elevators and continue straight down the hall, and Room 1036 will be on your right

• Please wear scrubs on your first day as you will be scanning in the ED​ after your orientation

• If you have not completed our Institutional Medical Education Orientation this academic year, you will receive an email with instructions to complete this prior to your EM orientation

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Requirements:

1. ​EM Sono Modules - complete all Core Modules by the end of your rotation

   • You will need to active your EM Sono account​

     • You should have received an email with the subject "Create a password for your new account at EMsono". Follow this link to create your password & active your account. 

2. Ultrasound Scanning Shifts & ED Clinical Shifts

   • Scanning Shifts are written in blue on your schedule​. All scanning shifts are Downtown.

     • Additional scanning day may be added once the rotation begins​

   • Clinical Shifts are scheduled & color coordinated by your last name on the schedule

     • We will provide scrubs

     • Clinical Shifts will be located at Downtown, Stow, Bath, or Green EDs​

3. End of Shift Evaluations

   • Have one completed after each clinical shift​

   • Click on your personal link in your rotation email at the end of each shift, then hand your phone to the attending or resident to complete

4. EM Conferences, Medical Student Lectures & Simulation Labs

   • Refer to your emailed schedule for dates​

   • You will receive an email each week with specific instructions

5. Case Presentation

   • Deliver one interesting patient case presentation during resident conference​​​

6. M4 Ultrasound Journal Club

   • Select and discuss an ultrasound-related journal article with ultrasound faculty and residents on their ultrasound block during that last week of your rotation​

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Our hope for this rotation is to help provide you with a solid foundation in ultrasound and have you heading into residency as a sonographic rockstar! If there is any specific topics or goals you have for this rotation, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Stenberg or the Ultrasound Fellow, as we want to make this the best possible experience for you!