TY - JOUR
T1 - Utilization of point-of-care ultrasound among graduates of a 4-year longitudinal medical school ultrasound curriculum
AU - Nguyen, Andy Phan
AU - Saadat, Soheil
AU - Nguyen, Michelle Thao
AU - Desai, Monica Devang
AU - Rowland, Jonathan Wesley
AU - Fox, John Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Objective In 2011, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine was among the first schools to implement a 4-year ultrasound curriculum. We aimed to find the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) utilization pattern among University of California, Irvine alumni. Methods We surveyed University of California, Irvine alumni from the class of 2011 and beyond. Survey questions included POCUS reliance, frequency of use, and comfort with image acquisition and interpretation compared with peers. The primary outcomes were self-reported comfort and reliance on POCUS. Results We received 93 responses from 624 surveyed alumni (response rate, 14.9%), of which 87 were analyzed. Although 46 respondents (52.9%) reported more reliance on POCUS, three (3.4%) relied on it less than their peers. At the same time, 72 (82.7%) and 67 (77.0%) felt more comfortable than their colleagues in obtaining and interpreting POCUS, respectively. No respondents felt less comfortable obtaining or interpreting POCUS than their peers. The frequency of POCUS use correlated directly with the frequency with which POCUS changed the responder’s case management (rho, 0.860; P<0.001). POCUS reliance also correlated with respondents’ comfort level in obtaining (rho, 0.321; P<0.001) and interpreting (rho, 0.378; P<0.001) POCUS results. Conclusion University of California, Irvine graduates had higher reliance on POCUS than peers in their respective specialties. Their POCUS findings frequently changed their case management.
AB - Objective In 2011, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine was among the first schools to implement a 4-year ultrasound curriculum. We aimed to find the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) utilization pattern among University of California, Irvine alumni. Methods We surveyed University of California, Irvine alumni from the class of 2011 and beyond. Survey questions included POCUS reliance, frequency of use, and comfort with image acquisition and interpretation compared with peers. The primary outcomes were self-reported comfort and reliance on POCUS. Results We received 93 responses from 624 surveyed alumni (response rate, 14.9%), of which 87 were analyzed. Although 46 respondents (52.9%) reported more reliance on POCUS, three (3.4%) relied on it less than their peers. At the same time, 72 (82.7%) and 67 (77.0%) felt more comfortable than their colleagues in obtaining and interpreting POCUS, respectively. No respondents felt less comfortable obtaining or interpreting POCUS than their peers. The frequency of POCUS use correlated directly with the frequency with which POCUS changed the responder’s case management (rho, 0.860; P<0.001). POCUS reliance also correlated with respondents’ comfort level in obtaining (rho, 0.321; P<0.001) and interpreting (rho, 0.378; P<0.001) POCUS results. Conclusion University of California, Irvine graduates had higher reliance on POCUS than peers in their respective specialties. Their POCUS findings frequently changed their case management.
KW - Diagnostic ultrasound
KW - Emergency medicine
KW - Point-of-care ultrasound
KW - Ultrasound curriculum
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U2 - 10.15441/ceem.22.357
DO - 10.15441/ceem.22.357
M3 - Article
C2 - 36718486
AN - SCOPUS:85164911163
SN - 2383-4625
VL - 10
SP - 224
EP - 229
JO - Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
JF - Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
IS - 2
ER -