Lauren T Southerland, Lauren R Willoughby, Jason Lyou, Rebecca R Goett, Daniel W Markwalter, Diane L Gorgas
Integration of Geriatric Education Within the American Board of Emergency Medicine Model
The western journal of emergency medicine
implementation barriers lack standardized pointofcare ultrasound pocus curricula make development effective pocus curricula methods assessment challenging authors aim develop longitudinal pocus curriculum staged intervention first stage authors hypothesized use highfidelity ultrasound simulation internal medicine clerkship would improve pocus confidence knowledge among medical students minimizing need trained faculty quasiexperimental study thirdyear students internal medicine clerkship large academic medical center united states performed assessing efficacy ultrasound simulation use control group consisted students received baseline pocus education teaching rounds access ultrasound simulator experimental group consisted students addition baseline pocus education access highfidelity ultrasound simulator throughout clerkship minimum 1 hour per week students control experimental groups completed pre postintervention confidence survey knowledgebased examination eightytwo percent 5061 students completed pre posttests control group demonstrating significant difference pocus confidence knowledge exposure ultrasound simulator experimental group demonstrated statistically significant improvement pocus confidence overall pocus knowledge p 01 use highfidelity ultrasound simulation improve pocus confidence knowledge among medical students addressing common barriers implementation pocus curriculum despite showing statistically significant improvement overall knowledge results appear hold educational significance additional pocus educational methods necessary overcome cognitive bias potential overconfidence next stage curriculum development include residentled pocus workshops supplement simulation