POCUS in Internal Medicine Curriculum: Quest for the Holy-Grail of Modern Medicine

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is an essential component of emergency medicine training that has not taken hold in internal medicine training programs. Internal medicine residents can use POCUS to perform focused examinations and aid complicated procedures. However, while there is widespread inter...

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Published in:Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2022-09, Vol.12 (5), p.36-42
Main Authors: Ramgobin, Devyani, Gupta, Vasu, Mittal, Rea, Su, Lilly, Patel, Meet A, Shaheen, Nour, Gupta, Sachin, Jain, Rohit
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Language:English
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Summary:Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is an essential component of emergency medicine training that has not taken hold in internal medicine training programs. Internal medicine residents can use POCUS to perform focused examinations and aid complicated procedures. However, while there is widespread interest in learning POCUS, training is not standardized amongst residency curriculums. Therefore, more strides are necessary to correctly implement POCUS training during residency training.
ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.55729/2000-9666.1112