Christus Spohn-Texas A&M Emergency Medicine Residency Program is committed to arming each resident with the skills to integrate ultrasonography into his or her professional career. We provide an outstanding experience where each resident develops proficiency in bedside sonography under the supervision of credentialed physicians and ultrasound technicians. Our residents have competed in SONOGAMES at the SAEM Annual Meeting.
Ultrasound
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Hands-On Practice
Our classroom didactics and hands-on practice begin during the first week of orientation with real-time practice on phantom and human models. Our innovative ED Ultrasound curriculum partners interactive lectures with hands-on ultrasound practice in a laboratory setting.
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Proficiency
Residents become proficient in core ED ultrasound exams: FAST, biliary tract, cardiac, DVT, aorta, renal and pelvic studies and in ultrasound-guided procedures and newer ultrasound applications. We do this via bedside teaching, procedure labs, and classes didactics in all three years of training.
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Ultrasound Elective
Every resident completes an Ultrasound rotation as a PGY1. Most residents choose to obtain additional ultrasound training by participating in our emergency ultrasound resident elective as a PGY3.