Assessment of Clinical Integration of Point-of-Care Ultrasound with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination
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Authors: Nalinee Srisarajivakul-Klein, NYC H&H ; Bellevue, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Isaac Holmes, NYC H&H ; Bellevue, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Jennifer Dong, NYU School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Anne Dembitzer, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Deborah Cooke, NYU Langone Health Michael Janjigian, Bellevue Hospital Center ,
Current methods of assessing POCUS skills focus primarily on the learner’s ability to acquire and interpret images independent of clinical context. We developed an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess their ability to obtain ultrasound images, simulate their scanning when confronted with clinical information, and integrate POCUS images with data from a clinical case. We found that residents were highly variable in their ability to obtain ultrasound images. When confronted with abnormal ultrasound clips, most were able to contextualize the images with the case and were able to generate a reasonable differential diagnosis and management plan.