Welcome

Welcome to the Hennepin County Medical Center Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.
The HCMC Emergency Medicine Residency Program was established in 1972, making it the second residency program available in the United States. Our faculty started using bedside emergency ultrasound in 1985, and authored some of the very first publications describing how emergency physicians can use bedside ultrasound to improve patient care. Now, more than 20 years later, our department has a robust emergency ultrasound program with full departmental and institutional support (thanks to our Chief, Joe Clinton, who has always been a strong supporter of emergency ultrasound). We have a total of 8 ultrasound machines in our ED and perform nearly every type of ultrasound exam imaginable.
Dave Plummer (one of the first authors and teachers of bedside ultrasound in the United States) still works full-time in our department. In addition, you will learn emergency ultrasound from many other talented faculty, as we have 25 full-time faculty who use emergency ultrasound in their daily practice and bill for their ultrasound services. Our ultrasound fellowship director works full-time nights and has a special interest in using bedside ultrasound (especially cardiac) in the most critically ill patients who have the misfortune of arriving when other specialists are home sleeping.
Our goal is to train fellows who want to pursue an academic career and become leaders in emergency medicine, to continue the legacy that our department started more than 20 years ago.