EMD - 720 Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

The Rush Emergency Ultrasound Elective is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn foundational knowledge in in using an ultrasound examination within emergency medicine ultrasound through didactic learning then hands-on practice with real patients. At the end of the course, students will be able to: describe the clinical applications of ultrasound in the emergency setting; successfully perform an ultrasound examination of the aorta and focused assessment with ultrasound for trauma (FAST) as well as identify positive and negative findings of the aorta and FAST examination. Students have a choice of taking this elective for two or four weeks. Retake Counts for Credit: Yes. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: Yes. Credit(s): 2-4