Katherine Otto Chebly; Elizabeth Hernández; Mary Cifelli; Michael Janjigian – This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the program on UCV learners’ POCUS knowledge and skills, in comparison with outcomes from learners of a similar curriculum at NYU, and the local acceptability of the program to participating learners.
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Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Medical Decision Making: Informing the Development of an Internal Medicine Global Health POCUS Curriculum
Michelle Fleshner, MD MPH; Steve Fox, MD; Thomas Robertson, MD; Ayako Wendy Fujita, MD; Divya Bhamidipati, MD; Thuy Bui MD – Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) is particularly useful in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where advanced imaging modalities and diagnostics are often unavailable. However, its use among Internal Medicine (IM) practitioners is limited and without standard curricula. This study describes POCUS scans performed by U.S. IM residents rotating in LMICs to provide recommendations for curriculum development.
Developing and Evaluating a Remote Quality Assurance System for Point-of-Care Ultrasound for an Internal Medicine Residency Global Health Track
Steven Fox, MD; Michelle Fleshner, MD MPH; Collin Flanagan, DO; Thomas Robertson, MD; Ayako Wendy Fujita, MD; Divya Bhamidipati, MD; Abdulrahman Sindi, MD; Raghunandan Purushothaman, MD; Thuy Bui, MD – A quality assurance system is vital when using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to ensure safe and effective ultrasound use. There are many barriers to implementing a quality assurance system including need for costly software, faculty time, and extra work to log images.