Dr. Rebecca Theophanous

Associate Professor

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Biography

Rebecca Theophanous, MD, MHSc, FAEMUS, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Duke University Hospital and the VA ED Emergency Ultrasound Program Director. She is actively involved in clinical ultrasound education, teaching residents and students, performing weekly ultrasound image reviews, and presenting advanced ultrasound topics monthly. Her first-author publications focus on the diagnostic utility of 3D ultrasound in assessing ocular complaints, and she has developed a point-of-care ultrasound implementation intervention for VA clinicians, funded by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation. She completed a Master of Health Sciences degree through Duke’s Clinical Research Training Program and has served as the site Principal Investigator for the Reason3 POCUS cardiac arrest trial. Her recent studies involve the implementation and testing of POCUS simulation-training methods, resident faculty development, and competency testing. As an AAEM-EUS councilor, she leads the SCUF Education fellowship curriculum subcommittee and has presented research-based talks at national conferences. Additionally, she is a reviewer for multiple medical journals, including the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Duke University Hospital • Durham, NC

Director of the VA ED Emergency Ultrasound Program, involved in teaching and conducting research in emergency ultrasound.

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)