Fellowship Programmes

The SUNUS organisation offer opportunities for pocus fellowships both within paediatric emergency medicine and emergency medicine.

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PEM POCUS fellowship

This exciting opportunity is designed for doctors to develop experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) whilst pursuing a funded Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound at the University of Teesside.

Successful applicants will spend 80% of their time working in the Paediatric Emergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital and 20% of their time completing the Postgraduate Certificate which provides ultrasound skills in core and PEM ultrasound. This course is the only one of its kind in the United Kingdom and is tailor made to those who are hoping to pursue a career in PEM. Clinical modules include: lung ultrasound, shock and echo, eFAST as well musculoskeletal ultrasound. Procedural skills such as POCUS guided IV access, foreign body identification and retrieval and femoral nerve blocks will also form part of the curriculum.

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EM POCUS fellowship

Teaching will occur both during focused teaching in the Regional Ultrasound Simulation Centre at Teesside University's Darlington Campus as well as during shop floor sessions in PED.

The successful candidate will be able to participate in Sunderland Ultrasound Faculty (SUNUS) POCUS clinical governance activities and get involved with existing and emerging research projects.

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There is a well-established PEM teaching programme at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The successful applicant will participate in formal teaching in both PEM and as well as POCUS delivered during CPD session by PEM consultants. The department has dedicated access to Point of Care Ultrasound machines as well as high fidelity simulation and training equipment.

Clinical working time will include late shifts, weekend and night shifts working in the PED.

 

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