Ultrasound Fellowship Education

The fellow will work clinically as an attending in the Tampa General Hospital emergency department and will be responsible for working 20 clinical hours per week and will directly supervise residents and medical students on shift. If interested, fellows are also permitted to work shifts at our free standing emergency department which is only 10 minutes away.

The fellow will spend an additional 20 hours per week scanning and working closely with the fellowship director as well as various physicians and sonographers in the departments of obstetrics, radiology and cardiology. Upon completion of training the fellow will receive a certificate of fellowship training from the University of South Florida.

The fellow will be trained in the six primary emergency ultrasound applications (TEE, ECHO, gallbladder, kidneys, aorta, 1st trimester pregnancy, FAST) and other secondary applications (DVT, procedural guidance, ocular, musculoskeletal, regional anesthesia, TEE and foreign body removal). The fellow will be expected to complete a minimum of 800 examinations. The fellowship director reviews the fellow's ultrasound images and provides feedback. Images are stored digitally using a state of the art cloud based system (Q-path).

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Contact Ultrasound faculty

Interested candidates should apply through www.eusfellowships.com

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP

charlotteder@usf.edu

Ultrasound Fellowship Director

Michelle Mendoza, MD

mmendozamd@protonmail.com

Ultrasound Director

Year Fellowship Started

2010

Length of Fellowship

The fellowship is one year in length.

Salary

$125,000+

3 weeks of vacation

Additional Funds

CME funding available through USF

Number of Clinical Hours:

20 hours a week of ED attending shifts

Other Duties

Participation in resident weekly conference

Scanning shifts with residents, Q/A film review, billing audits

Additional Opportunities

Participation as faculty in national emergency medicine ultrasound courses, regional anesthesia cadaver lab, MSK injection cadaver lab, sports medicine.

Number of Sites

1 clinical site (option to work at 2nd site if desired)

1 ultrasound site

Number of Positions per year:

Eligibility

All applicants must have graduated from an ACGME accredited emergency medicine residency and be board-certified or board-eligible with the American Board of Emergency Medicine. In addition, the applicant must qualify for Florida Medical Licensure. Applicants must complete an employment application and submit three letters of recommendation for training. One of these letters must be from the applicant's residency program director.

Deadline for fellowship application:

We are currently accepting applications with rolling deadline.

Do you bill for ultrasounds?

Yes

Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?

Image Recorder

We utilize Q-pathE. Image workflow is managed in a state-of-the-art fashion using wireless and cloud technologies. The work list is activated using an EPIC order allowing hands-free entry of the patient demographics into the US machine.

Current Research Projects

Resuscitative TEE Registry: Hemodynamic Monitoring and Decision Making During the Resuscitation of Emergency Department Patients In Cardiac Arrest

Peripheral Nerves: How many ultrasound examinations are necessary to gain proficiency in accurately identifying each specific nerve?

What is the number of transvaginal ultrasound examinations needed to achieve proficiency?

past scholarly activity

Manuscripts

Merritt RL, Hachadorian ME, Michaels K, Zevallos E, Mhayamaguru KM, Closser Z, Derr C. The Effect of Head Rotation on the Relative Vascular Anatomy of the Neck: Implications for Central Venous Access. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2018 Jul-Sep;11(3):193-196. PMID: 30429627

Butterfield M, Derr C, Keffeler J, Jelic T. Organized cardiac activity in an awake LVAD patient during ventricular fibrillation. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Mar 2. PMID: 28291704.

Stolz LA et al. Emergency Medicine Resident Assessment of the Emergency Ultrasound Milestones and Current Training Recommendations. Accepted Sept 27, 2016. Academic Emerg Med. Publication pending. PMID: 27739636.

Jackson SA, Derr C, et al. Sonographic identification of peripheral nerves in the forearm. J Emerg Trauma Shock Nov 3, 2016;9:146-50. PMID: 27904260.

Nassar A, Talbot R, Grant A, Derr C. Rapid Diagnosis of Rhabdomyolysis with Point-of -Care Ultrasound. West J Emerg Med. Epub Nov 2, 2016. PMID: 27833692.

Ghaneie A, Grajo J, Derr C, Kumm T. Unusual ectopic pregnancies: Ultrasound imaging findings and implications for management. J Ultrasound Med 2015 Jun;34(6):951-62. PMID: 26014313.

Derr C, Henry M. Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of uterine rupture following surgical abortion. Emergency Radiolog. 2013 Apr;20(2):165-7.

Derr C, Drake J. A case of esophageal rupture diagnosed with bedside ultrasound. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov;30(9):2093.e1-3.

Derr C, Shah A. Bedside Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Orbital Cellulitis and Orbital Abscess. Emergency Radiology. 2012;19(3):265-267.

Derr C, Fucarino M. Ultrasound in the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction secondary to an incarcerated jejunal loop in Morison’s pouch. Critical Ultrasound Journal. 2011;3(2)101-103.

Derr C, Goldner D. Post-Traumatic Appendicitis: Further

presentations

Extending the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma Exam. The Am J Emerg Med 2009;27(5)632.e5-7.Schumann K, Derr C, Butterfield M, Wilson J. Assessing Comfort Level Amongst Residents in Performing Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks: Before and After Didactic Lecture and Cadaver LabPoster presented at Symposium By The Sea, August 2017

Smith J, Derr C, Wilson J, Mueller L. Individual Competition as a Novel Approach to Population Health Management: A Corporate Wellness Model Designed in an Emergency Department Residency Program.Poster presented by J Smith at the ACEP Scientific Assembly Research Forum. Las Vegas, Nevada, October 17, 2016

Lefebre J, Grant A, Campbell T, Closser Z, MD, Boyette L, Miladinovic B, Derr C.How Many Ultrasound Examinations Are Necessary To Gain Proficiency In Accurately Identifying The Femoral and Popliteal Nerves?Poster presented by J Lefebre at University of South Florida Research Day, February 19, 2016Poster presented by J Lefebre at Symposium By The Sea, Amelia Island, FL August 7, 2015

R. Merritt, S. Jackson, T Campbell, Z. Closser, L Boyette, B Miladinovic, C Derr. How Many Ultrasound Examinations Are Necessary To Gain Proficiency In Accurately Identifying The Nerves Of The Brachial Plexus?Poster presented by Z Closser at Symposium By The Sea, Boca Raton, FL August 9, 2014Poster presentation by R Merritt, USF Research Day, Feb 21, 2014J. Gantner, C. Derr. Bedside Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Flank Pain.Poster presentation by J. Gantner, INDUSEM Meeting, Thrissur, Kerala, October 25, 2013

S. Jackson, C. Paul, A. De Lucia, S. Harris, R. Mhaskar, B. Miladinovis, C. Derr. Sonographic Identification of Peripheral Nerves in the Upper Extremity.Poster presentation by A De Lucia, SAEM Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 17, 2013Oral presentation by A De Lucia, SAEM Mid-Atlantic Meeting, Washington, DC, February 2, 2013Oral presentation by S Jackson, INDO-US EM Summit, Nashik, India, October 26-28, 2012

R. Merritt, C. Derr, E. Zevallos, K. Downes, L. Land, M. Lasseter, D. Denittis, R. Paula. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Effect of Head Rotation on the Relationship of the Internal Jugular Vein and Carotid Artery. Oral presentation by R Merritt, Southeast Regional SAEM Meeting, February 2011, Jacksonville, FL

ACEP Presentations

ACEP Scientific Assembly, Washington, DC, October 2017
Regional Anesthesia Ultrasound Skills Lab

ACEP Scientific Assembly, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 2016
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Skills Lab

ACEP Scientific Assembly, Boston, Massachusetts, October, 2015
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Skills Lab

Multimedia

Emergency Department Ultrasound Case Studies Webinar/DVD

Ultrasound Guided Procedures Webinar/DVD

Advanced Ultrasound-Guided Procedures Webinar/DVD

Emergency and Critical Care procedures Webinar/DVD

Ultrasound-guided Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks Webinar/DVD

Ultrasound-guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks Webinar/DVD

Cases in Trauma Ultrasound Webinar/DVD

ACEP Skills Labs led by our faculty

ACEP Scientific Assembly, Washington, DC, October 2017, Regional Anesthesia Ultrasound Skills Lab
ACEP Scientific Assembly, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2016, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Skills Lab
ACEP Scientific Assembly, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2015, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Skills Lab

Gulfcoast Ultrasound Courses Led by Our Faculty:

Emergency Ultrasound Scan Only Workshop, June 7-8, 2018
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia in the ED, May 4, 2018
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, March 23, 2018
Vascular Access Ultrasound Course, March 22, 2018
Introduction to Abdominal and Family Medicine Sonography, November 8, 2017
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, August 26, 2017
Vascular Access Ultrasound Course, August 25, 2017
Introduction to Abdominal and Family Medicine Sonography, June 7, 2017
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia in the ED, April 22, 2017
Cases in Emergency Ultrasound, live webinar and publication of DVD, April 21, 2017
Vascular Access Ultrasound Course, April 21, 2017
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, November 9, 2016 , September 17, 2010
Introduction to Pediatric Ultrasound, July 29-30, 2010
Critical Care Sonography, April 12-14, 2010
Critical Care Sonography, December 2-4, 2009
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, November 4, 2009
Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Course, September 17-18, 2009
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, June 10, 2009
Critical Care Sonography, May 27-29, 2009
Webinar: Ultrasound Guided Procedures, April 1, 2009
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, April 1, 2009
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, November 12, 2008
Introduction to Emergency Ultrasound Course, September 26, 2008
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, July 30, 2008
Webinar: Emergency Medicine Case Studies, April 30, 2008
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, April 30, 2008
Introduction to Emergency Ultrasound, March 5, 2008
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, November 7, 2007
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, August 30, 2016
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography, June 8, 2016
Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, April 19, 2016
Trauma Sonography, February 9, 2016
Critical Care Sonography, September 17-18, 2015
Vascular Access Ultrasound Course, August 24, 2015
Scan with the Experts: Hands-on Ultrasound Course, June 25, 2015
Introduction to Abdominal and Family Medicine Sonography, April 15, 2015
Introduction to Abdominal and Family Medicine Sonography, November 12, 2014

Ultrasound Training At Community Hospitals led by our faculty:

Tennova Cleveland Hospital, Cleveland, Tennessee, November 17-18, 2016
Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, SC, August 27, 2013
St Vincent’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL, August 22-23, 2013
Hialeah Medical Center, Hialeah, FL, November 13-14, 2012
Ocala Regional Medical Center, Ocala, FL, October 17-18, 2012
Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, FL, December 16, 2011, January 12-13, 2012
Duke University Hospitalist Group, Durham, NC, June 11, 2011
James Haley, VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, September 2-3, 2010
Winn Army Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, May 27, 2010
Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois, May 11-12, 2010
Oschner Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana April 29-30, 2009
South Pointe Hospital, Cleveland, OH, March 23-24, 2009
Bangor Medical Center, Bangor, Maine, April 15-16, 2008
Parrish Hospital, Titusville, FL, March 11, 2008
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, February 7-8, 2008
Buffalo Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, November 17-18, 2007
Pine Medical Center Sandstone, MN, June 26-27, 2007