ArticleBMC medical education2021
Evaluating a longitudinal point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for pediatric residents.
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- Comparison of in-person versus virtual ultrasound instruction for pediatric residents.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Iterative development of a pediatric point-of-care ultrasound training program.BMC medical education · 2026Article
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- Pediatric faculty attitudes on point-of-care ultrasound education in residency: a multicenter study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Tailoring POCUS training to local needs: a context-adapted curriculum for pediatric emergency medicine in France.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Global survey on point-of-care ultrasound (pocus) use in child surgery.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- A shared point of care ultrasound curriculum for graduate medical education.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Applications of Point-of-Care-Ultrasound in Neonatology: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Reliability of renal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by pediatric postgraduates to diagnose hydronephrosis in infants.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Neonatal performed echocardiography course: Can we face it?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Article
- Pediatric Residents' Perceptions of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Collaboration With Emergency Medicine.Cureus · 2023Article
- New International Guidelines and Consensus on the Use of Lung Ultrasound.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2023Review
- A Longitudinal Evaluation of a Multimodal POCUS Curriculum in Pediatric Residents.POCUS journal · 2023Article
- Learning pediatric emergency medicine over time: A realist evaluation of a longitudinal pediatric emergency medicine clinical experience.AEM education and training · 2022Article
- A point-of-care ultrasound education curriculum for pediatric critical care medicine.The ultrasound journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPOCUS 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.
methodsDuring intern year, pediatric residents received didactics and hands-on scanning opportunities in basic POCUS applications. Their evaluation tools included pre- and post-surveys and tests, and a final performance exam. In the second and third years of residency, all participants were required to complete 8 hours per year of POCUS content review and additional hands-on training. An optional third-year curriculum was offered to interested residents as career-focused education elective time.
resultsOur curriculum introduced POCUS topics such as basic and advanced cardiac, lung, skin/soft tissues and procedural based ultrasound to all pediatric residents. Among first-year residents, application-specific results showed POCUS comfort level improved by 61-90%. Completed evaluations demonstrated improvement in their ability to recognize and interpret POCUS images. Second- and third-year residents reported educational effectiveness that was rated 3.9 on a 4-point Likert scale. Four third-year residents took part in the optional POCUS elective, and all reported a change in their practice with increased POCUS incorporation.
conclusionsOur longitudinal pediatric residency POCUS curriculum is feasible to integrate into residency training and exhibits early success.
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