An Integrated Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum: An Evidence-Based Approach

Michael Breunig; Michael Huckabee; Katie M Rieck

doi:10.1097/JPA.0000000000000402

An Integrated Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum: An Evidence-Based Approach

J Physician Assist Educ. 2022 Mar 1;33(1):41-46. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000402.

Authors

Michael Breunig^{1

2

3}, Michael Huckabee^{1

2

3}, Katie M Rieck^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Michael Breunig, MPAS, PA-C, is the clinical skills co-director of the Mayo Clinic Physician Assistant Program and a hospitalist at the Mayo Clinic, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, in Rochester, Minnesota.
² Michael Huckabee, PhD, PA-C, is director of the Mayo Clinic Physician Assistant Program, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, in Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Katie M. Rieck, MD, MHA, is medical director of the Mayo Physician Assistant Program and a hospitalist at the Mayo Clinic, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, in Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 35067591
DOI: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000402

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been demonstrated to improve students' medical knowledge and clinical exam skills and advances patient care through numerous diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Despite the growing use of ultrasound in medical education and clinical practice, few physician assistant (PA) programs have successfully integrated POCUS education into their curricula. This manuscript describes an evidence-based approach for integrating POCUS education throughout a 2-year PA curriculum, with the goal of serving as a useful guidepost for other PA programs as they strive to incorporate this valuable skill into their curricula.

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Humans
Physician Assistants* / education
Point-of-Care Systems*
Ultrasonography