Mark Perdue, MHS, PA-C, is the director of academic education for the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Bobby Bosse, MHS, PA-C, is the director of clinical education for the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2020 Jun;31(2):91-94. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000301.
This study evaluated the benefits and challenges of implementing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training in a physician assistant program curriculum.
Physician assistant students were introduced to POCUS during 2 semesters of Physical Diagnosis. The students were assessed for understanding of applications, effectiveness in obtaining images of target anatomy, and the time required to obtain those images. Student attitudes and the cost of implementation were also recorded.
After 13 hours of training, the 24 students were able to obtain all the target anatomy images and describe the associated structures with an average accuracy rating of 97%. Understanding of POCUS in clinical applications, including recognition of abnormal scan images, was assessed at an average of 85%. Student attitudes toward POCUS were assessed with 88.69% affirming "strongly agree." Although the costs associated with implementation might vary depending on the setting, they were feasible in our program.
Our study confirmed that POCUS training can be effectively implemented with faculty time burdens and costs that are not prohibitive.
本研究评估了在医师助理课程中实施即时超声（POCUS）培训的益处和挑战。
在两个学期的物理诊断学中，向医师助理学生介绍 POCUS。对学生的应用理解能力、获取目标解剖结构图像的有效性以及获取这些图像所需的时间进行评估。还记录了学生的态度和实施成本。
经过 13 小时的培训，24 名学生能够获得所有目标解剖图像，并以平均 97%的准确率描述相关结构。对 POCUS 在临床应用中的理解，包括对异常扫描图像的识别，评估平均为 85%。88.69%的学生对 POCUS 的态度表示“强烈同意”。虽然实施相关的成本可能因设置而异，但在我们的计划中是可行的。
我们的研究证实，POCUS 培训可以在不增加教师负担和成本的情况下有效地实施。
