Residency Programs > Emergency Medicine > Ultrasound Fellowship

Introduction

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Palmetto Health Richland has been a leader in emergency ultrasound since 1997. Residents in our emergency medicine program are trained in the use of ultrasound to facilitate the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of serious and life-threatening pathologies.

The mission of the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship is to develop highly motivated emergency physicians into future educators and researchers with expertise in the wide application of ultrasound technology to direct patient care. Working closely with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, the curriculum not only provides fellows with the opportunity to work side-by-side with experts in emergency ultrasound, echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound, but also develop educational skills through lecturing and bed side teaching to residents, medical students, and practicing physicians. Unique to this experience is that the fellow will be an integral component to the development and function of the clinical ultrasound curriculum at the USC School of Medicine.

To achieve these goals, we offer the following:

State-of-the-art facilities
Dedicated support on the department, hospital, and university levels
Five ultrasound systems
Nationally recognized leaders in emergency ultrasound
Great compensation and benefits
Tremendous opportunities for travel with national and international exposure to other leaders in emergency ultrasound

Length of Training

The fellowship will be twelve months in length. The start date is negotiable, but will typically begin on or about 1 July of each year.

Applicant Qualifications

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 South Carolina Medical Licensure. Applicants must complete an application and submit three letters of recommendation for training. One of these letters must be from the applicant's residency program director. Applicants are not required to have prior experience with clinical ultrasound use, but previous experience will be considered in the selection process.

Fellowship applications will be accepted after September 1 of the year preceding the year of training. An interview is required prior to selection for training. Selection for training is determined by the emergency department faculty.

Completion of Training

Upon completion of training the fellow will receive a certificate of fellowship training from Palmetto Health Richland and the University of South Carolina.

Fellowship Staff

	Patrick Hunt, MD Fellowship Program Director Year of appointment: 1999 EM Residency: Palmetto Health, Class of 1999 Medical School: University of North Carolina, Class of 1996
	Thomas Cook, MD Program Director Year of appointment: 1996 EM Residency: Darnall Army Hospital, Class of 1993 Medical School: University of Virginia, Class of 1990
	Michael Wade, MD Core Faculty Year of appointment: 1991 EM Residency: Palmetto Health, Class of 1991 Medical School: Medical University of SC, Class of 1986

Fellow Class of 2007

Hunter Louis, MD Ultrasound Fellow Medical School: University of Louisville Class of 2003
Fellow Class of 2008

Matthew Ahern, DO Ultrasound Fellow Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2003
Fellow Class of 2009

Jeremy Johnson, DO Ultrasound Fellow Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Class of 2002	James Palma, MD Ultrasound Fellow Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine	Richard Preston Wendell, MD Ultrasound Fellow Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine Class of 2005