The University of Wisconsin offers a one-year fellowship in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, designed to train expert sonographers and future leaders in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) education, administration, research, and global health.
As a fellow, you will:
- Lead quality assurance efforts for the Emergency Department’s ultrasound program
- Teach and mentor medical students and residents through bedside instruction, simulation and didactic sessions
- Conduct an independent research project aligned with your professional interests
With nine fellowship-trained faculty and nearly all department faculty credentialed in ultrasound, UW fosters a clinical culture that fully integrates POCUS into patient care. Fellows benefit from mentorship across diverse areas, including program management, medical education, research, as well as global health and prehospital ultrasound applications.
As POCUS continues to expand across medical specialties, our department collaborates closely with partners across UW Health — creating a rich, multidisciplinary training environment and advancing the UW’s role as a national leader in ultrasound innovation.
The Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship is accredited by the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Accreditation Council (EUFAC). Graduates of EUFAC-accredited programs are eligible to sit for the Focused Practice Designation (FPD) exam through the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Compensation & Benefits
Our total rewards and employee services packages go beyond traditional benefits to help you balance your work and life needs. Packages include comprehensive health and supplemental benefits, a competitive salary, travel funds, and support to pursue education. Learn more about GME Compensation and Benefits 
Program Details
Available Positions: 1-2
Program Length: 1 year
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Accredited: Yes
NRMP Match: Yes
Appointment:
Clinical Instructor
Moonlighting: Available
“My time as an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellow was pivotal and transformative experience in my career. I am extremely grateful for the comprehensive training I have received — it has significantly enriched my clinical and academic development.”
—Miranda Bradley, MD, 2024-25 AEMUS Fellow
Program Details & Resources
Fellowship Expectations
- Complete at least 1,000 independently performed, technically adequate scans during the fellowship year
- Provide 20 hours per month of bedside teaching for students, residents, and faculty
- Support weekly two-hour quality assurance (QA) sessions with learners; all scans are reviewed through QpathE
- Deliver lectures on ultrasound topics and assist with hands-on teaching sessions at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health
- Complete training in ultrasound credentialing, billing, and coding
- Attend the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Fellow Orientation and Curriculum Series
- Develop or advance a scholarly or research project
- Participate in quarterly ultrasound division meetings
State-of-the-art Ultrasound Resources
We have several ultrasound systems across our clinical sites, including Mindray TE-X systems equipped with AI tools, Sonosite PXs, as well as Sonosite EDGEs in each of our resuscitation bays.
All ultrasound images are exported wirelessly and stored digitally via QpathE. We have three state-of-the-art, high-fidelity ultrasound simulators (Sonosim, SonoMan, and Heartworks), with procedural TTE, TEE, transvaginal and abdominal capabilities.
Simulation Facilities
Fellows assist in medical student, resident, and other hands-on clinician training through the UW Health Clinical Simulation Center.
Located within University Hospital, the 8,500-square-foot Clinical Simulation Program offers a highly realistic training environment designed to mirror real-world clinical settings. Learn more at about our simulation facilities.
Program Highlights
- Robust mentoring and feedback, including regular contact with the fellowship director and program faculty
- Opportunity to engage in ultrasound teaching and research internationally in Guatemala, Rwanda, and/or Uganda
- Opportunity to pick up flight medicine shifts with UW Health Med Flight, our premier critical care transport and retrieval medicine service
- Opportunity to develop content for the Division’s educational website, social media, and/or to learn more about video and podcast production
- Support to attend local, regional, or national conferences, such as ACEP, AIUM, SAEM, SCUF, and/or the Wisconsin chapter of ACEP (held every spring in either Madison or Milwaukee)
- Competitive salary and benefits along with ample funds to further enhance and tailor the educational experience to individual needs and interests
Fellowship Director
Christine Butts, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Emergency Ultrasound Director, Faculty Ultrasound
Dr. Butts graduated from the Keck School of Medicine and completed her residency and ultrasound fellowship at Louisiana State University. She then became faculty of the Department of Medicine at LSU, where she served as the emergency ultrasound director and director for the emergency ultrasound fellowship program.
Dr. Butts’s clinical interests include all things ultrasound, especially how to use ultrasound to bridge gaps in underserved and under-resourced clinical environments. She also writes the monthly column “The Speed of Sound” in Emergency Medicine News.
How to Apply
Application Process: Applications must be submitted through the Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships website. Our fellowship program participates in the NRMP Match process.
Candidates must have graduated in good standing from an ACGME-accredited emergency medicine residency program and must be board-certified or board-eligible in emergency medicine.
Please direct application process questions to:
Kristina Maynard
Emergency Medicine Fellowship Coordinator
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
kmaynard@medicine.wisc.edu