How do emergency medicine residency core faculty obtain their ultrasound training for credentialing?

In 2001, the Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine was published by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that mandated residents become competent in EUS by the conclusion of training [5]. Of the 11 US examinations required, participants identified the examinations...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2015-12, Vol.33 (12), p.1832-1834
Main Authors: Anderson, Dustin W., MD, Vitto, Michael J., DO, Evans, David P., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Core curriculum
Credentialing
Directors
Education, Medical, Continuing - standards
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine - education
Humans
Internship and Residency
Medical residencies
Physicians
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thromboembolism
Training
Ultrasonography
United States
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Summary:In 2001, the Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine was published by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that mandated residents become competent in EUS by the conclusion of training [5]. Of the 11 US examinations required, participants identified the examinations that they were the most unfamiliar with including ocular (34.1%), soft tissue/musculoskeletal (31.8%), deep vein thrombosis (23.9%), thoracic (23.9%), pregnancy (17.0%), emergent echocardiography (12.5%), urinary tract (12.5%), hepatobiliary system (10.2%), abdominal aortic aneurysm (9.1%), procedural guidance (9.1%), and trauma (8.0%).
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2015.08.017