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Maw A, Jalali C, Jannat-Khah D, Gudi K, Logio L, Evans A, Anderson S, Smith J. Faculty development in point of care ultrasound for internists. MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE 2016; 21:33287. [PMID: 27974132 PMCID: PMC5156860 DOI: 10.3402/meo.v21.33287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Lack of general medicine faculty expertise is a likely contributor to the slow adoption of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) by internal medicine (IM) residency training programs. We developed a 10-week faculty development program, during which 15 faculty members participated in 2 hours and 10 hours of online didactic and hands-on training, respectively. Pre-post comparisons showed that there were statistically significant improvements in faculty participants' ability to interpret images (p<0.001), perceived understanding of the capabilities and limitations of POCUS (p=0.003), comfort using POCUS to make clinical decisions (p=0.003), and perceptions regarding the extent to which POCUS can improve patient care (p=0.026). The next challenge for IM programs is to improve access to ultrasound machines and provide follow-up workshops to facilitate further development of skills and integration of POCUS into daily practice by general medicine faculty.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Maw
- Department of Hospital Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
| | - Deanna Jannat-Khah
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
| | - Kirana Gudi
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
| | - Lia Logio
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
| | - Arthur Evans
- Department of Hospital Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
| | - Stacy Anderson
- Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
| | - Joshua Smith
- Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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