NuvanceHealth at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

 Division of Clinical Ultrasound


Point of Care Ultrasound Education

Since we are the coolest folks in the hospital, we know you will have a blast learning with us!  It will be packed with lots of lube, videos (who doesn't love TV), short lectures (since no EM folks can't pay attention for . . . squirrel), and lots of pictures (welcome to 1st grade reading again!). 

   Can't wait to get started?  Click around to learn all the POCUS goodness! 

Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship

The Nuvance Health Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship at Vassar Brothers Medical Center is a one-year program designed to make you a POCUS educator.  

We will develop your expertise in the fundamentals of advanced clinical ultrasound and teaching while fostering excellence in administration and research. At the core of our program is ensuring an exceptional educational experience for our fellows. We welcome applicants from Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine.

Objectives

Ultrasound Basics 

Image Acquisition

Identification of Pathology

Integration into MDM 

Ultrasound.guide (narrated slides)

Core Ultrasound (5 min videos, podcasts, lots more)

The Pocus Atlas (image bank)

Ultrasound Gel (POCUS article review)

Emergency Ultrasound Teaching (narrated lectures)

POCUS101 (how to and quick reference cards)

email: nuvanceultrasound@gmail.com


Dr. Midgley is mother to two small humans, one adult male, and one cat.  She loves all things CrossFit and if you want to be on her good side, you should too.  When not working or teaching, she is likely to be found at the local CrossFit gym, Warlock CrossFit.  Her life's motto is  from Jerry Rice "Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can do what others can't."   Her favorite bands are AJR and 21 pilots and her favorite foods are pizza, dark chocolate, and Joe's Dairy Barn Ice Cream.  She received her both her EM training and US fellowship at Brown University and has been at VBMC since 2013.