ULTRASOUND EDUCATION
POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND
Welcome to the branch of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Department of Emergency Medicine website. The Point-of-Care Ultrasound branch at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is dedicated to the education of providers at all levels. We conduct education and outcomes research, and oversee the administration and establishment of clinical care competency in point-of-care. We are committed to the department mission to provide superlative patient care.
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
PGY1 Core Rotation
The PGY1 Ultrasound Rotation is centered in the emergency department at Denver Health Medical Center. During this 2-week rotation, residents obtain the basic skills needed to perform point-of-care ultrasound in the clinical setting. This rotation consists of lectures, hands-on scanning, direct teaching by the fellows, and video review of image acquisition and interpretation.
For more details: https://www.denverultrasound.org/resident-curriculum
PGY3 Advanced Rotation
The PGY3 Ultrasound Rotation is dedicated to confirming competency in core emergency point-of-care ultrasound skills introduced during the PGY1 rotation. Residents will complete a 1-week rotation at the University of Colorado with dedicated teaching objectives including advanced echo, trans-vaginal ultrasound, nerve blocks, lung, ocular applications.
Point-of-care ultrasound approaches to syndromes such as undifferentiated hypotension, abdominal pain, and dypsnea will be emphasized. The format of this rotation is flipped classroom and interdisciplinary in nature with faculty from critical care, simulation, sports medicine, and the emergency point-of-care ultrasound.
