Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The design, performance and organizational impact of a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) elective for internal medicine residents |
| Authors: |
Harry Kuperstein, Werda Alam, Azzam Paroya, Kinner Patel, Sahar Ahmad |
| Source: |
BMC Medical Education, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2025. |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Special aspects of education
LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Ultrasound education, Point-of-care ultrasound, Bedside ultrasound, Ultrasonography, Echocardiography, Internal medicine, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background An educational gap for point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) training exists within Internal Medicine (IM) residency programs in that there is currently no standardized training paradigm. To address this need, we designed and implemented a five-day (one work week) elective for POCUS training intending to target IM resident POCUS knowledge and skills. This course integrates self-directed learning and supervised hands-on practice to deliver effective resident education in POCUS. Methods IM residents completed the five-day POCUS elective. Residents who took the elective were given an elective evaluation survey, written POCUS knowledge exams at a pre-course and post-course timepoint, as well as a post-course skills assessment exam. Results 45 IM residents completed the elective in total. 47% (N = 21) of all participating residents completed the evaluation survey. 94% of those who responded to the evaluation survey reported above average or outstanding satisfaction with all aspects of the elective, including hands-on teaching and materials provided. Written knowledge exams results showed a significant increase in POCUS knowledge scores, with pre-test and post-test scores increasing from 39 to 66%, respectively (N = 30, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1472-6920 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12909-025-06802-x |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/5ecf7981edfa4621a01435676d45924f |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.5ecf7981edfa4621a01435676d45924f |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
