Kevin M. Piro, Patricia A. Carney, Christopher J. Smith – Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a complex psychomotor skill that requires scaffolded support for skill acquisition. However, the effect of spaced curricular elements on learner POCUS behaviors are not clearly understood.
Mark H. Adelman; Himanshu Deshwal; Deepak Pradhan – Competency assessment standards for Critical Care Ultrasonography (CCUS) for Graduate Medical Education (GME) trainees in pulmonary/critical care medicine (PCCM) fellowship programs are lacking. We sought to answer the following research questions: How are PCCM fellows and teaching faculty assessed for CCUS competency? Which CCUS teaching methods are perceived as most effective by program directors (PDs) and fellows.
Daniel Restrepo, MD; Thomas F. Heyne, MD, MSt; Christine Schutzer, RT, BS, RDMS; Renee Dversdal, MD – Point of care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a growing diagnostic modality across a variety of specialties and is increasingly being taught in undergraduate medical education. Uptake within internal medicine has been slow but is becoming more commonplace.