Two-Week POCUS Elective Boosts Internal Medicine Resident Knowledge and Skills

A structured 2-week POCUS elective for internal medicine residents improved knowledge scores from 63.8% to 92.1% (P<.001) and yielded high faculty-assessed scanning competency (mean checklist score 96.7%). Faculty rated resident skills higher than residents rated themselves (4.1…

• Prospective educational study of a 2-week POCUS elective over 9 years, including 314 internal medicine residents.
• The curriculum combined didactic lectures, simulation, hands-on scanning, and supervised clinical use.
• A key limitation is the single-center design at a teaching hospital, which may limit the generalizability of the educational outcomes.

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