Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship point-of-care ultrasound training in 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective was to survey pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) leaders and fellows regarding point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training in PEM fellowship programs, including teaching methods, training requirements, and applications taught. Secondary objectives were to compare fellows' and program leaders' perceptions of fellow POCUS competency and training barriers.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey of U.S. PEM fellows and fellowship program leaders of the 78 fellowship programs using two online group-specific surveys exploring five domains: program demographics; training strategies and requirements; perceived competency; barriers, strengths, and weaknesses of POCUS training; and POCUS satisfaction.

Results

Eighty-three percent (65/78) of pro

SUBMITTER: Cramer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8448484 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature