Establishing Point-of-Care Ultrasound General Competencies: A Consensus-Based Delphi Process in Family Medicine.
Expert Delphi panel reached consensus on 45 point-of-care ultrasound competencies for residents.
Establishing Point-of-Care Ultrasound General Competencies: A Consensus-Based Delphi Process in Family Medicine.
As more family medicine residency programs incorporate point-of-care ultrasound (point-of-care ultrasound), effective ways to teach and assess point-of-care ultrasound competency remain a major challenge.
This Delphi study aimed to create expert consensus to define point-of-care ultrasound general competencies for family medicine residents.
We recruited a panel of 25 family medicine point-of-care ultrasound education experts from various backgrounds.
A total of 49 general competencies were drafted prior to round one, and an additional three competencies were added between rounds.
This study used standardized, evidence-based Delphi methodology to establish the first set of point-of-care ultrasound general competencies for teaching and assessing family medicine residents.
The general competencies identified represent a broad scope of skills correlating to the six Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestones.
The study provides the foundation for future research evaluating how these general competencies can be used to assess point-of-care ultrasound competence for family medicine residents.