Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship

Our one-year multi-center Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship combines the resources of a busy urban public teaching hospital with the experiences of an active community hospital system. Our original fellowship was birthed in 2010 at Cook County Hospital, a setting that cares for over 120,000 patients per year and trains 68 EM residents in our storied EM residency that originated in 1988.

The Emergency Ultrasound Division at Cook County Hospital has respected and productive relationships throughout the institution and has trained faculty, residents, and fellows in POCUS throughout our institution, including Family Medicine, Trauma, MICU, and SICU. Our fellows have opportunities to scan and collaborate with faculty in our intensive care units, Trauma/Trauma ICU, Echo lab, Anesthesia/Pain service, and Radiology suite. Cook County enjoys a rich academic community with our other fellowships in Toxicology and Simulation, and there are many opportunities to foster joint projects and share creative ideas for academic scholarship. We dare say our Simwars should not outdo our Sonogames! Our academic affiliation with Rush Medical College provides unlimited opportunities for teaching and engaging the next generation of emergency physicians. Additionally, our active Research Associate program provides support for research and academic projects.

Beginning in 2019, our fellows began to work clinically with the Endeavor Health System, a healthcare network that combines the resources of 4 major hospitals in north Chicago: Evanston, Glenbrook, Skokie, and Highland Park Hospitals, which combine to provide a cumulative patient volume of 128,000 annually and another 60 emergency medicine faculty. The Endeavor Health System has a strong academic presence in Chicago, hosting Emergency Medicine residents from across the city, and is well known for its Grainer Center for Simulation and Innovation (GCSI). Our fellows work 6 clinical shifts per month at the Endeavor hospitals as attending emergency medicine physicians.

Lastly, Chicago itself provides a huge network of academicians and physicians with unlimited opportunities for networking and collaborating, surrounded by 6 emergency medicine residencies and an active and productive POCUS community. Two busy and productive Emergency Ultrasound divisions, a medical school affiliation, a variety of ultrasound resources, an active research associate program that provides resources for academic projects, and a host of relationships throughout the greater Chicago area makes the Cook County-Endeavor fellowship a dynamic and promising training ground.

Responsibilities

  • 6 clinical attending shifts per month at Endeavor Health System

  • 1-2 hands-on ultrasound scanning shifts per week with Fellowship PD

  • Attendance at weekly Academic Day for journal club and image review

  • Minimum 1000 ultrasound exams

  • Perform quality assurance for ultrasounds performed by residents

  • Lead for resident small group teaching twice monthly

  • 1 research project and/or conference presentation during fellowship

  • Assistance with resident ultrasound rotation

  • 10 lectures to be delivered to ultrasound division over the course of the year

  • Assistance with interdisciplinary lectures and hands-on teaching

Compensation

  • Approximately $110,000 per year - comparable to regional salaries 

  • Full medical and dental benefits

  • Internal moonlighting opportunities through Endeavor Health

  • External moonlighting opportunities permitted

  • CME to cover all conference, book and other educational costs

  • Retirement plans through Endeavor Health available

How To Apply

Click the logo to the left to apply for the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship on the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) website. For more information, please contact Dr. Murray at david.murray@cookcountyhhs.org.

our faculty

Dr. Jung completed her both her EM residency (2017) and US fellowship (2018) at Boston University Medical Center. She has served as Director for the Ultrasound Division at Cook County since 2020. Her academic interests include vascular access, undergraduate medical education, and interdepartmental education. 

christine jung, MD, FDP

Director, Emergency US Division

Dr. Rice completed his EM residency (2008) and US fellowship (2009) at Denver Health. After his fellowship, he accepted an attending position at Endeavor Health System, where he has played a crucial role in training and educating emergency medicine residents from the Cook County and University of Chicago EM residency programs. On a national level, Dr. Rice has presented and conducted hands-on ultrasound sessions at the ACEP Scientific Assembly and currently serves as co-director of ultrasound education for the Rocky Mountain Winter Conference on Emergency Medicine. Dr. Rice’s areas of expertise include point-of-care ultrasound education and hands-on teaching. 

Cliff Rice, MD

Ultrasound Fellowship Site Director, Endeavor Health

Dr. Murray completed his EM residency at Cook County in 2018 and US fellowship at LA County-USC in 2019. Dr. Murray has taught nationally at ACEP as well as regionally, including co-leading the Critical Care US workshop at the Rocky Mountain Winter Conference in Emergency Medicine. He has a strong interest in the critical-care applications of point-of-care ultrasound and has served as the US Fellowship Program Director at Cook County since 2021.  

David murray, Md, FDP

Program Director, Emergency US Fellowship

Dr. Alanis completed his EM residency (2022) and US fellowship (2023) at Cook County.  After fellowship, Dr. Alanis accepted a fulltime nocturnist position at Endeavor Health System.  In this role, he mentors and teaches emergency medicine residents from the Cook County and University of Chicago EM residency programs. Dr. Alanis is particularly interested in ultrasound-based regional anesthesia and ultrasound-guided resuscitation.

Alex Alanis, MD

Clinical Faculty, Endeavor Health

Dr. Gonzalez completed her EM residency (2021) and US fellowship (2022) at Cook County.  She is passionate about teaching residents and exploring the critical care applications of point-of-care ultrasound. She serves as the leader of the US Interest Group at Cook County and organizes the Ultrasound of the Month posts for the Cook County EM Instagram account (@cookcountyem).

victoria gonzalez, Md, FDP

Director of Resident Education, Emergency US Division

Dr Boubouleix completed his EM residency (2023) and US fellowship (2024) at Cook County.  Dr. Boubouleix has delivered lectures and conducted hands-on teaching at regional conferences, including the Illinois College of Emergency Physician Symposium and the Rocky Mountain Winter Conference for Emergency Medicine. Since completing his fellowship, Dr. Boubouleix has been employed at community healthcare facilities such as Franciscan Health and Endeavor Health. He has a strong interest in critical care ultrasound.  

Kevin Boubouleix, MD

Clinical Faculty, Endeavor Health

 

Ultrasound Resources

 

Ultrasounds Machines:

Our Cook County ultrasound fleet includes:

  • 5 GE Venues

  • 1 M9 Mindray with advanced echo software

  • 1 M7 Mindray

  • GE handheld V scan

Our Endeavor ultrasound fleet includes:

  • 4 Sonosite Edge

Image Recorder:

Image archiving and QA is performed with Qpath E.

Emergency ultrasound Fellowship Highlights

  • Developed in accordance with ACEP Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship Guidelines

  • Emergency Ultrasound experience in multiple Emergency Departments

  • Clinical work in multiple clinical environments

  • One-on-one scanning time with Emergency Ultrasound faculty with three EUS scan days per week

  • Weekly Journal Club

  • Weekly Image Review and Credentialing Experience

  • Opportunities for ultrasound experience in pediatric EM, critical care, anesthesiology, trauma, and cardiology

  • Participation in national and local research projects

  • Abundant teaching and opportunities for ultrasound learners of all levels

  • Experience in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Program development, from machine maintenance to credentialing to training

  • Attend the ACEP/CORD Teaching Fellowship Conference and the Rocky Mountain Conference in Emergency Medicine

Where we go after fellowship

Academics

  • Victoria Gonzalez (2022): Cook County
  • Mark Chottiner (2020): University of Chicago
  • Tina Sundaram (2017): Rush University Medical Center
  • Damali Nakitende (2017): George Washington University
  • Michael Gottlieb (2017): Rush University Medical Center
  • John Fields (2016): University of Miami/Jackson Health System
  • Jennifer Rogers (Ruskis) (2015): Brown University
  • Robert Ehrman (2013): Wayne State University
  • Frances Russell (2013): Indiana University
  • Russ Horowitz (2011): Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Danielle McGee (2011): Northwestern Memoral Hospital

Community

  • Kyle Ackerman (2025): Endeavor Health (IL)
  • Kevin Boubouleix (2024): Franciscan Health (IN)
  • Alex Alanis (2023): Endeavor Health (IL)
  • Kristina Pfeiffer (2021): Kaiser Permanente San Diego
  • Dallas Holladay (2018): Samaritan Albany General Hospital (OR)
  • Brian Cone (2015): Holy Cross Hospital (IL)
  • Basem Khifse (2015): Hospital Sisters Health System
  • Mariah Coganow (2014): HCA HealthONE
  • Roderick Roxas (2012): Monterey Bay Emergency Physicians Medical Corporation