The design, performance and organizational impact of a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) elective for internal medicine residents.

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

SUBMITTER: Kuperstein H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature