Rounds-integrated point-of-care ultrasound training for medical students in a Guatemalan public hospital

A 2-month rounds-integrated point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for eight medical students at a Guatemalan public hospital was feasible; knowledge and confidence largely persisted at 2 months, with strongest hands-on skills in pelvic/bladder view acquisition and image op…

• Intended audience: eight final-year medical students without formal ultrasound training, learning pleural and abdominal fluid detection.
• Program paired a 2-day course with longitudinal rounds-based practice, portfolio review, WhatsApp feedback, and three local peer champions.
• Barriers included probe scarcity and limited institutional support; champions drove peer learning.

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