UBC POCUS Fellowship – St. Paul’s Hospital

A unique clinically-integrated program designed to train the future leaders of point-of-care ultrasound designed specifically with CCFP-EM graduates in mind. Fellows will:

• develop technical expertise with advanced understanding of PoCUS applications within the context of emergency medicine
• learn effective educational strategies for teaching stereotactic and conceptual elements
• be well-versed in current research informing safe and effective PoCUS practice
• develop program management, quality assurance, and leadership skills

FELLOW INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION

• Weekly coached hands-on scanning shifts with PoCUS faculty
• Weekly didactic session by PoCUS faculty with primarily “flipped classroom” focus
• Access to extensive curated online resources
• Flexible areas of concentration to develop targeted expertise
• Participation as instructors in several Hands-On courses for staff and residents

FELLOW RESPONSIBLITIES 

• Guaranteed 0.5 FTE staff shifts in the ED at St. Paul’s Hospital paid at regular staff rates
• 2 weekly PoCUS scanning shifts in the emergency department
• Weekly quality assessment of PoCUS scans
• Quarterly PoCUS Journal Club: interactive discussion of foundational and cutting edge literature
• Participation in curriculum with topic selection and content curation
• One Grand Rounds presentation to Department of Emergency Medicine faculty and residents
• Scholarly project: prepare an original scholarly work suitable for peer review

ELIGIBILITY

• License to practice emergency medicine from the College of Physicians of BC

UNIQUELY ST. PAUL’S  HOSPITAL

• A busy, inner-city referral ED in Downtown Vancouver
• Formally trained faculty in EM and POCUS
• 24/7 POCUS equipment and reference access

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