Subject: Emergency Medicine
Course Number: 140.44
Course Title: Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Min units: 3      Max units: 6
School: Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine

Course Description: This point-of-care ultrasound elective will offer students the opportunity to build a foundation of knowledge of emergency ultrasound. For various POCUS applications, students will learn the appropriate indications, how to perform each study, interpret their findings, and integrate POCUS into clinical care. Students will perform supervised diagnostic ultrasound exams and ultrasound-guided procedures on patients in the ED. Students will attend didactics and participate in POCUS literature reviews
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: Restricted to 1 UCSF fourth year medical student per block. Preference to students interested in a career in Emergency Medicine.
Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

Instructor of Record: S. Graglia
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No