Figure 1.

Medical students' perceptions of the applicability of POCUS and their self-reported proficiency in physical examination and PoCUS. This figure shows medical students' perceptions of the importance of detecting 18 specific clinical conditions and their self-reported proficiency in physical examination and PoCUS to detect these conditions. Applicability and proficiency are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale. Differences between proficiency and applicability [i.e., the skill gap, Figure 3] for each clinical condition were statistically significant for both physical examination and PoCUS (P < 0.00001). The red arrows indicate the overall skill gaps (i.e., the difference between the average applicability and self-reported proficiency in physical examination and PoCUS for all clinical skills). Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. AAA: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, DVT: Deep vein thrombosis, JVP: Jugular venous pressure