Journal article
Dedicated time for deliberate practice: one emergency medicine program’s approach to point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training
Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) has become an essential skill in the practice of emergency medicine (EM). Various EM residency programs now require competency in basic PoCUS applications. The education literature suggests that deliberate practice is necessary for skill acquisition and mastery. We used an educational theory, Ericsson's model of deliberate practice, to create a PoCUS curriculum for our Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of …
Authors
Hayward M; Chan T; Healey A
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 558–561
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
9 2015
DOI
10.1017/cem.2015.24
ISSN
1481-8035