Is Undergraduate Ultrasound Training Valuable? An Ongoing Evaluation of the Opinions of Residents and their Directors

Michael Wagner

University of South Carolina

Michael Wagner, MD, RDMS, graduated Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2008 and completed Internal Medicine residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in 2011. He served as an internist and flight surgeon at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute before going on to complete a Primary Care Ultrasound Fellowship at the University of South Carolina (USC) in 2015. Dr. Wagner is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the USC School of Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the Director of Internal Medicine Ultrasound Education for the residency program and Assistant Director of Physical Diagnosis for the undergraduate curriculum.

Julian Greer

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Julian Greer is a second-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of South Carolina in 2014. She majored in Exercise Science, minored in Medical Humanities and graduated with Leadership Distinction in Research. Julian grew up in Ocean City, Maryland, where she developed a love for primary care. This past summer she practiced her ultrasound skills through an internship at her father’s Family Practice office. Julian is currently serving as the President of the Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG) at University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She is excited to continue to develop her ultrasound knowledge in order to use it in her future career.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the views of residents and their residency directors on an integrated medical school ultrasound curriculum. METHODS: As part of a larger survey of the medical school’s curriculum, graduates of the... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Michael Wagner (University of South Carolina)
  2. Keith Barron (University of South Carolina)
  3. Richard Hoppmann (University of South Carolina)
  4. Julian Greer (University of South Carolina School of Medicine)

Topic Areas

Use of ultrasound in Undergraduate Medical Education , Use of ultrasound in Graduate Medical and Continuing Education

Session

B05 » Oral Presentation 4: Ultrasound in Undergraduate Medical Education (15:00 - Friday, 23rd September, TTU SUB / Soapsuds)