Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Elective

This point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) elective will offer medical students the opportunity to build a solid foundation of knowledge of emergency ultrasound. For various POCUS applications, students will learn the appropriate indications, how to perform each study, how to interpret their findings, and how to integrate POCUS into clinical care. Students will perform supervised diagnostic ultrasound exams and ultrasound-guided procedures on patients in the Emergency Department. Students will participate in didactic sessions and in the review of recent medical literature pertaining to POCUS || Comments: 4th year medical students only. For visiting students, please submit a letter of recommendation from faculty you have worked with clinically. Preference to those seeking careers in EM. Contact: [email protected][email protected]  

Please note that this 2-week rotation does not count as a formal residency interview, and rotators interested in the UCSF EM Residency will still need to apply for a residency interview.  

• For information on applying to the UCSF EM rotations as a visiting student, please visit the UCSF SOM Visiting Students website.
• UCSF does not use race, gender, sex, or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process.