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UNM Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Students
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Emergency Ultrasound
Elective
Gillian Baty, MD
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Offered year-round: Contact
Annette Lucero for availability or call
505-272-5526.

The Emergency
Ultrasound
elective is made up of
four major components:
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Didactic:
- Two
hours of small-group lecture weekly, generally on the same day.
- Three
hours of clip review weekly.
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Occasional EM resident conference lecture.
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Hands-on:
- 11-12 hours total of
scanning
shifts per week, either with course director or other core
ultrasound faculty.
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Evaluations:
- Pre-rotation exam.
- Student evaluation of
EUS Elective and faculty.
- Faculty and resident
evaluation of student.
All evaluations scores,
submitted by faculty they have worked with and rotating residents, will be
averaged.
- A score of 4.0 and
above (out of 5.0) is needed for an outstanding in the clinical area.
- Post-rotation exam:
score of 70% or better needed to pass.
- Final grade: 70%
from clinical evaluations, 30% from participation in didactic sessions
(an evaluation by didactic faculty, currently Dr. Baty).
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Reading List:
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Ma, Mateer, & Blaivas.
Emergency Ultrasound 2 ed., McGraw, 2007. Available in the UNM Medical
Library on reserve.
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www.sonoguide.com
. American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency
Ultrasound website.
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