Frequently Asked Questions about the Ultrasound Medicine Fellowship

Recruitment for the following academic year opens in the Spring and applications will be accepted through September. Applicants should submit their applicants packets to the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships page at the following link: http://eusfellowships.com/. Interviews will be scheduled with candidates starting in the summer and will run through the end of October. The Emergency Ultrasound Faculty will make their final candidate selections by the end of December.

The Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship is a one-year program.

We expect to be able to offer slots for 2 candidates per year.

Fellow candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in emergency medicine. We accept graduates from both 3 and 4-year programs. The number of years of residency training will affect which UCSD Health sites you are going to be assigned to for clinical shifts.

• Leading scanning shifts with residents and students
• Resident conference and medical student lectures
• UCSD school of medicine SIM sessions
• Invitations to teach at regional US conferences

*UCSD school of medicine SIM sessions are paid

• Research project: At least one study initiated, with the goal of 1-2 scholarly publications by year's end.
• Administrative Project: One quality improvement project of the fellow's choice

International medical graduates are eligible to apply to the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship if they are US Board eligible in emergency medicine and graduated from an ACGME accredited residency program. For more information about the application process for international medical graduates, click here.