Ferre, Robinson M.Russell, Frances M.Peterson, DinaZakeri, BitaHerbert, AudreyNti, BenjaminGoldman, MitchellWilcox, James G.Wallach, Paul M.2023-08-142023-08-142022-07-23Ferre RM, Russell FM, Peterson D, et al. Piloting a Graduate Medical Education Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum. Cureus. 2022;14(7):e27173. Published 2022 Jul 23. doi:10.7759/cureus.27173https://hdl.handle.net/1805/34888Objective: As point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use grows, training in graduate medical education (GME) is increasingly needed. We piloted a multispecialty GME POCUS curriculum and assessed feasibility, knowledge, and comfort with performing POCUS exams. Methods: Residents were selected from the following residency programs: internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, and a combined internal medicine/pediatrics program. Didactics occurred through an online curriculum that consisted of five modules: physics and machine operation, cardiac, lung, soft tissue, and extended focused sonography in trauma applications. Residents completed a pre- and post-curriculum questionnaire, as well as knowledge assessments before and after each module. One-hour hands-on training sessions were held for each module. Differences between pre- and post-participation questionnaire responses were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank sum. Results: Of the 24 residents selected, 21 (86%) were post-graduate year two or three, and 16 (65%) were from the internal medicine program. Eighteen (67%) residents reported limited prior POCUS experience. All pre- to post-knowledge assessment scores increased (p<0.05). Statistically significant increases pre- to post-curriculum were found for frequency of POCUS use (p = 0.003), comfort in using POCUS for assessing for abdominal aortic aneurysm, soft tissue abscess detection, undifferentiated hypotension and dyspnea, cardiac arrest and heart failure (p<0.025); and competency in machine use, acquiring and interpreting images and incorporating POCUS into clinical practice (p<0.001). All participants felt the skills learned during this curriculum were essential to their future practice. Conclusions: In this pilot, we found using a combination of online and hands-on training to be feasible, with improvement in residents’ knowledge, comfort, and use of POCUS.en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalPilot projectResidency curriculumOnline medical educationGraduate medical education (GME)Point of care ultrasound (POCUS)Article