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Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in General Surgery Residency Training: A Proposal for Milestones in Graduate Medical Education Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Beal Eliza W.,
Sigmond Benjamin R.,
SageSilski Latifa,
Lahey Samantha,
Nguyen Victor,
Bahner David P.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.14298
Subject(s) - milestone , medicine , graduate medical education , accreditation , point of care ultrasound , specialty , curriculum , medical education , residency training , family medicine , ultrasound , radiology , continuing education , psychology , pedagogy , archaeology , history
The use of point‐of‐care ultrasound (US) in the clinical setting has undergone massive growth, although its incorporation into training and practice is variable. Surgeons are interested in using point‐of‐care US and can incorporate it effectively into clinical practice. However, the current state of point‐of‐care US training in general surgery is inadequate. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education introduced the Milestones Project to evaluate resident and fellow performance. Emergency medicine is the only specialty with a point‐of‐care US milestone. We have successfully implemented a US training program into our general surgery residency curriculum and now propose milestones in point‐of‐care US for all general surgery residents.