Learning Outcomes With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Mean Percent Correct On Image Assessments at 1 year

Point-of care-ultrasonography has the potential to transform healthcare delivery through its
 diagnostic and therapeutic utility. Its use has become more widespread across a variety of
 clinical settings as more investigations have demonstrated its impact on patient care. This
 includes the use of point-of-care ultrasound by trainees, who are now utilizing this
 technology as part of their diagnostic assessments of patients. However, there are few
 studies that examine how efficiently trainees can learn point-of-care ultrasound and which
 training methods are more effective. The primary objective of this study is to assess whether
 handheld ultrasound devices, along with a year-long lecture series, improve internal medicine
 interns' knowledge and image interpretation skills with point-of-care ultrasound.
 Participants shall be randomized to receive personal access to handheld ultrasound devices to
 be used for learning vs. no personal access. The primary outcome will assess their
 interpretive ability with ultrasound images/videos. Secondary outcomes will include rates of
 device usage and lecture attendance.