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Rachel Liu

BAO, MBBCh, FACEP, FAIUM
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education for YSM

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Rachel Liu, BAO, MBBCh, FACEP, FAIUM

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Biography

Dr. Liu is the current Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education and the Curriculum Director of the Advanced Training Period in the Yale School of Medicine. She focuses on designing curricula and implementation of ultrasound use in basic, physical and clinical science teaching to medical students. Additionally, she brings educational initiatives in teaching emergency medicine residents, fellows and faculty. She has recently served as the Chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Ultrasound Section, and Past-President of the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. She is currently the President within the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships, as well as a member of the inaugural Advanced Emergency Ultrasound examination committee of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Education & Training

  • Chief Resident
    New York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital Center (2011)
  • Residency
    New York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital Center (2011)
  • MBBCh
    Trinity College (2007)
  • BA
    Case Western Reserve University, Biology, Neuropsychology and Classics (2002)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Alvan R. Feinstein Award2020
Contribution to the Field of Clinical UltrasoundAmerican College of Emergency Physicians2019
Distinguished Service to the Field of Clinical UltrasoundSociety for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academy of Emergency Ultrasound2019
Francis Gilman Blake Award2018
Charles M. Valente Distinguished Service AwardAmerican Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2018
Rosenkranz Award for Pedagogical InnovationYale Center for Teaching and Learning2015
Charles W. Bohmfalk Teaching Prize2015

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
American College of Emergency Physicians - Ultrasound SectionChair2017 - Present
Society of Clinical Ultrasound FellowshipsBoard Member2016 - Present
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS)President2016 - 2017
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS)Education Officer2014 - 2015
American Institute of Ultrasound in MedicineCommittee Member2011 - Present

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