Assessing Clinical Integration of Point-of-Care Ultrasound With an Objective Structured Clinical Examination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is endorsed by multiple national societies as an important skill in internal medicine (IM). Despite its growing importance, current evaluation methods for POCUS competence focus primarily on image acquisition and interpretation, overlooking clinical decision-making.

Objectives

We developed and evaluated an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) that assesses IM residents' ability to select appropriate ultrasound examinations, interpret pathological images, and integrate these findings into clinical decision-making.

Methods

Over both the 2022 and 2023 academic years, 110 postgraduate year-2 IM residents participated in a longitudinal POCUS curriculum. Eighty-one of these residents participated in a 40-min OSCE case

SUBMITTER: Caroline Srisarajivakul-Klein N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743781 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature