POCUS Curriculum Lacks Standardization in Internal Medicine Despite Cross-Specialty Overlap

Narrative review of 9 guidelines + 2 courses across FM, EM, and IM finds shared POCUS curriculum themes but no standardized GME framework for internal medicine — unlike EM and FM, which have ACGME-mandated training.

• Narrative review (March 2024) searched 9 professional organizations across FM, EM, and IM; identified 9 documents, 2 online courses, and 5 procedural position statements for analysis.
• Common themes across specialties: POCUS applications, foundational knowledge and teaching methods, image-number requirements, competency assessment, and quality control — suggesting a template for IM curriculum development.
• Key limitation: narrative (not systematic) review design with a small, heterogeneous document set; findings reflect guideline content, not educational outcomes data.

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