Advanced EM Ultrasonography Fellowship
Master point-of-care ultrasound.
Develop expert skills in ultrasound education and training.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a dynamic and rewarding place to master the skills of advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography and become an expert ultrasound educator.
Educational Curriculum
We offer a one-year, EUFAC-accredited Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship program for qualified graduates of an accredited emergency medicine residency program.
After completing the fellowship, our fellows are eligible to sit for the Focused Practice Designation exam offered by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
At the core of our fellowship program is a dedication to high-quality didactic and hands-on training. Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine provides a great deal of resources to augment the fellowship experience, including partnering with the global EM division to work in Guyana and receiving research mentorship from our research division.
VUMC provides a great deal of collaboration with other specialties. Fellows will become master educators of core emergency ultrasound applications while having opportunities to pursue a focus within the subspecialty.
We have an amazing group of faculty in the ultrasound division at Vanderbilt. Each faculty member brings a unique extra set of skills augmenting the experience for our fellows. The division provides a variety of mentors depending on the fellow’s particular area of interest within point-of-care ultrasound. Learn more about our faculty on the emergency ultrasound division page.
2013-2014
Jeremy Boyd, MD (residency at University of Cincinnati, currently Vice Chair of Faculty Development & Mentorship at Vanderbilt)
Shannon Snyder, MD (residency at Vanderbilt University)
2014-2015
Jordan Rupp, MD (residency at Indiana University, currently AEMUS Division Director at Vanderbilt University)
2015-2016
Elizabeth Dearing, MD (residency at Northwestern University, currently US faculty at George Washington University)
2016-2017
Denise Fraga, MD (residency at University of Maryland, currently AEMUS Fellowship Director at Carolinas Medical Center)
2017-2018
Mary Kate Jordan, MD (residency at University of South Carolina, currently Director of Development & Alumni Engagement at Vanderbilt University)
2018-2019
Brian Bales, MD (residency at University of Cincinnati, currently Associate Quality Medical Director at Vanderbilt University)
2019-2020
Myles Melton, MD (residency at Vanderbilt University, currently community EM physician in Olympia, WA)
2020-2021
Matthew Swarm, MD (residency at Indiana University, currently Medical Director for Concierge Medicine Acute Care Service at Vanderbilt University)
2021-2022
Megan Hilbert, MD (residency at Medical University of South Carolina, currently community EM physician in Salt Lake City, UT)
2022-2023
Jonathan Brewer, MD (residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, currently AEMUS Fellowship Director at Baylor University Medical Center)
2023-2024
Christine Prochnow, MD (residency at Vanderbilt University, currently Director of Undergraduate Ultrasound Education at Vanderbilt University)
2024-2025
Alexa Thomas, MD (residency at Vanderbilt University, currently community EM physician in Englewood, CO)
2025-2026
Julius Henderson, MD (residency at Advocate Christ, current fellow at Vanderbilt University)
Application Process
The Vanderbilt Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship participates in the match through EUS Fellowships. Please apply through the website here.
Please also complete our departmental fellowship application.
If you have any questions, please email the fellowship director, Dr. Matthew Lipton.