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A Longitudinal Evaluation of a Multimodal POCUS Curriculum in Pediatric Residents

Sabnani, Reshma
Willard, Celia S
Vega, Carolina
Binder, Zachary W
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2023-04-26
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Introduction: Pediatric residency programs often do not include a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum. We analyzed a novel POCUS curriculum for pediatric residents that incorporated an online question bank (QB), in addition to a traditional teaching model of didactic instruction and hands-on learning experience. Methods: Four high-yield POCUS topics were chosen: Focused Assessment by Sonography for Trauma (FAST), soft tissue, lung, and cardiac. Residents completed online multiple-choice quizzes before and after each of four in-person learning sessions, taught by ultrasound faculty and fellows. At the end of the academic year participants completed a knowledge retention quiz. Confidence surveys were administered to participants throughout the course of the study. Differences in means were compared by Student's t-test. Results: Learners demonstrated post-intervention score improvement for each of the four modules. Retention testing demonstrated retained improvement for the soft tissue and cardiac modules, but not for the FAST module. Self-reported confidence increased across all four topics. Conclusion: A multimodal POCUS curriculum utilizing a combination of an online QB and in-person teaching demonstrated lasting knowledge for pediatric trainees.

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Sabnani R, Willard CS, Vega C, Binder ZW. A Longitudinal Evaluation of a Multimodal POCUS Curriculum in Pediatric Residents. POCUS J. 2023 Apr 26;8(1):65-70. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v8i1.16209. PMID: 37152329; PMCID: PMC10155733.

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10.24908/pocus.v8i1.16209
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