Table 1.
Curricular details reported by training program directors and associate program directors in all stages of development
| Parameter | Faculty, n=81a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Established Curriculum, n=19 | Curriculum in Development, n=32 | No Curriculum in Development but Interested, n=30 | |
| Topics covered or planned to be covered in POCUS curriculum, n (%) | |||
| Basic ultrasound principles | 17 (90) | 27 (84) | 22 (73) |
| Diagnostic kidney ultrasound | 18 (95) | 28 (88) | 25 (83) |
| Cardiac imaging | 10 (5) | 17 (53) | 12 (40) |
| Lung ultrasound | 15 (79) | 20 (63) | 18 (56) |
| AV access imaging—diagnostic | 9 (47) | 14 (44) | 12 (40) |
| PD access imaging—diagnostic | 1 (5) | 4 (13) | 4 (13) |
| AV access imaging—ultrasound-guided cannulation | 3 (16) | 7 (22) | 3 (10) |
| Central venous access imaging—procedural | 13 (68) | 18 (56) | 15 (50) |
| Kidney biopsy—procedural | 11 (58) | 16 (50) | 17 (57) |
| Structure of POCUS training in program, n (%) | |||
| Intensive block experience | 4 (21) | 7 (22) | 7 (23) |
| Longitudinal training experience | 16 (84) | 24 (75) | 20 (67) |
POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound; AV, arteriovenous; PD, peritoneal dialysis.
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Lowercase “n” values indicate the total number of respondents for each question section. Values are presented as the number of responses (percentage of per question respondent totals).