BMC medical education
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BMC medical education · Jan 2021
Evaluating a longitudinal point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for pediatric residents.
POCUS is a growing field in medical education, and an imaging modality ideal for children given the lack of ionizing radiation, ease of use, and good tolerability. A 2019 literature review revealed that no US pediatric residency programs integrated obligatory POCUS curricula. Our objective was to provide a formalized POCUS curriculum over multiple years, and to retrospectively assess improvement in resident skills and comfort. ⋯ Our longitudinal pediatric residency POCUS curriculum is feasible to integrate into residency training and exhibits early success.