Abstract
The administration of an accurate and effective POCUS course is a crucial tool in improving health education and thus the health care system in low- to middle-income countries. The development of the ultrasound curriculum in these countries during the pandemic era is a major challenge for medical educators. Therefore, this study aims to survey the learner experience after implementing the POCUS curriculum for first-year emergency medicine residents. All learners responded to the survey. Our results demonstrated that the ultrasound rotation and our ultra-sound learning materials were useful tools which showed a positive impact on POCUS knowledge for our learners. However, some obstacles of POCUS learning were identified to assist in closing faculty development gaps, including the availability of handheld devices, as well as the re-modeling of the ultrasound rotation course, which should be managed according to the feedback we received. This study demonstrated a clear need for constant updates in higher education, medical program development, accuracy of local learning materials, and the explosion of virtual and online learning platforms during this decade.
Highlights
A sustainable healthcare system is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)as a system that improves, maintains or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations
Most respondents reported the number of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations in this rotation to be about 31–40 times and considered this to be useful in improving POCUS knowledge
Regarding the suitable time management of each activity, 94% of the respondents reported “Very suitable” for the bedside ultrasound section
Summary
A sustainable healthcare system is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)as a system that improves, maintains or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations. A sustainable healthcare system is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The development of novel knowledge and the technology referred to as the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has shown great potential in providing sustainable health care. For the past two decades, the primary tools for bedside diagnosis are the integration of a patient’s history and a physical examination. This is especially true in resource-limited countries. POCUS offers a relatively low-cost tool to identify pathology, provide a rapid diagnosis, allow for prompt treatment, and to assist in performing bedside procedures for life-threatening issues [4,5,6,7] in resource-limited settings where other imaging modalities are cost-prohibitive. The utilization of POCUS is widely recognized to be of great benefit
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