Do scan numbers predict point-of-care ultrasound use and accuracy in senior emergency medicine residents?

Total number of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) scans is frequently used as an indirect measure of ultrasound competency in Emergency Medicine (EM) residency [1-6]. 150 ultrasound scans has been set as a graduation milestone by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education [7] This indirect marker is presumably relied upon because it is difficult to accurately measure competency. However, the relationship between scan numbers and interpretation accuracy is not well understood.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 23, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lauren Ann Selame, Joshua J. Davis, Irene W.Y. Ma, Kathleen McFadden, Calvin Huang, Andrew Liteplo, Andrew Goldsmith, Hamid Shokoohi Source Type: research