Do Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Programs Impact Emergency Medicine Residents' Ultrasound Education?
Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
J Ultrasound Med
Abstract
Objectives-Recent years have seen a rapid proliferation of emergency ultrasound (EUS) programs in the United States. To date, there is no evidence supporting that EUS fellowships enhance residents' ultrasound (US) educational experiences. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of EUS fellowships on emergency medicine (EM) residents' US education. Methods-We conducted a cross-sectional study at 9 academic medical centers. A questionnaire on US education and bedside US use was pilot tested and given to EM residents. The primary outcomes included the number of US examinations performed, scope of bedside US applications, barriers to residents' US education, and US use in the emergency department. The secondary outcomes were factors that would impact residents' US education. The outcomes were compared between residency programs with and without EUS fellowships. Results-A total of 244 EM residents participated in this study. Thirty percent (95% confidence interval, 24%-35%) reported they had performed more than 150 scans. Residents in programs with BUS fellowships reported performing more scans than those in programs without fellowships (P=.04). Significant differences were noted in most applications of bedside US between residency programs with and without fellowships (P
Volume Number
33
Issue Number
6
Pages
999-1004
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Emergency Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.7863/ultra.33.6.999