Trial reportJournal of graduate medical education2021
Handheld Ultrasound Device Usage and Image Acquisition Ability Among Internal Medicine Trainees: A Randomized Trial.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Heart and lung point-of-care ultrasonography tutoring in internal medicine: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Trial
- Methods for teaching postgraduate point-of-care ultrasonography: a systematic review.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Limited echocardiogram acquisition by novice clinicians aided with deep learning: A randomized controlled trial.Biology methods & protocols · 2025Article
- Just In Time! Assessment of Internal Medicine Resident Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Attitudes and Behaviors After Spaced Intervention at Two Residency Programs.POCUS journal · 2024Article
- Acquisition of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Images With Deep Learning: A Randomized Trial for Educational Outcomes With Novices.CHEST pulmonary · 2023Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Internal Medicine: Limitations and Pitfalls for Novice Users.Cureus · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere is insufficient knowledge about how personal access to handheld ultrasound devices (HUDs) improves trainee learning with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).
objectiveTo assess whether HUDs, alongside a yearlong lecture series, improved trainee POCUS usage and ability to acquire images.
methodsInternal medicine intern physicians (n = 47) at a single institution from 2017 to 2018 were randomized 1:1 to receive personal HUDs (n = 24) for patient care/self-directed learning vs no-HUDs (n = 23). All interns received a repeated lecture series on cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal POCUS. Main outcome measures included self-reported HUD usage rates and post-intervention assessment scores using the Rapid Assessment of Competency in Echocardiography (RACE) scale between HUD and no-HUD groups.
resultsHUD interns reported performing POCUS assessments on patients a mean 6.8 (SD 2.2) times per week vs 6.4 (SD 2.9) times per week in non-HUD arm (
conclusionsPersonal HUDs without direct supervision did not increase the amount of POCUS usage or improve interns' acquisition abilities. Interns who reported performing more examinations per week did not have higher RACE scores. Improved HUD access and lectures without additional feedback may not improve POCUS mastery.
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