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Samuel L Burleson1, David C Pigott2, John P Gullett2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Old Hillman Building Suite 251, 619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249, USA. slburleson@uabmc.edu.
Background:
The role of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is rapidly expanding in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings (RLS). One limitation to this rapid expansion has been the lack of educators adequately trained to teach this user-dependent skill. This is particularly true in RLS, where disease presentations, infrastructure limitations, and approach to medical education present unique challenges to the direct application of resource-rich emergency department POCUS curricula.
Objectives:
We describe the point-of-care ultrasound in resource-limited settings (PURLS) fellowship, a novel curriculum designed to provide advanced training and expertise in clinical care and POCUS application and education in RLS.
Conclusion:
Our curriculum design is one approach to create context-specific POCUS education for use in RLS, thereby improving patient care.
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