Two-week intensive medical student point-of-care ultrasound training impact on long term utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is little to no data evaluating long term usage of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) after a training intervention for medical students. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an intensive POCUS training program on medical student's usage at 9-months post-program.

Methods

This was a prospective cross-sectional study of rising second year medical students who participated in a 2-week summer POCUS training program. Instruction consisted of 8 h of asynchronous online didactic material, 2-4 h of daily hands-on instructor-led and independent scanning, and instruction on how to teach POCUS. Students were assessed pre- and post-program, and again at 9 months post-program to evaluate POCUS usage.

Results

A total of 56 students participated in t

SUBMITTER: Herbert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330062 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature