Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group

Sara C Damewood; Megan Leo; John Bailitz; Michael Gottlieb; Rachel Liu; Beatrice Hoffmann; Romolo J Gaspari

doi:10.1002/aet2.10368

Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group

AEM Educ Train. 2019 Jul 30;4(Suppl 1):S106-S112. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10368. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Sara C Damewood¹, Megan Leo², John Bailitz³, Michael Gottlieb⁴, Rachel Liu⁵, Beatrice Hoffmann⁶, Romolo J Gaspari⁷

Affiliations

¹ University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI.
² Boston University School of Medicine Boston Medical Center Boston MA.
³ Northwestern University Chicago IL.
⁴ Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL.
⁵ Yale School of Medicine New Haven CT.
⁶ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA.
⁷ University of Massachusetts Worchester MA.

Abstract

Competency in clinical ultrasound is essential to ensuring safe patient care. Competency in clinical ultrasound includes identifying when to perform a clinical ultrasound, performing the technical skills required for ultrasound image acquisition, accurately interpreting ultrasound images, and incorporating sonographic findings into clinical practice. In this concept paper, we discuss the advantages and limitations of existing tools to measure ultrasound competency. We propose strategies and future directions for assessing competency in clinical ultrasound.