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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Education
  • Healthcare Professional Training

Background:

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is a critical medical skill.
  • Maintaining competency in ECG interpretation presents challenges for healthcare professionals.
  • Quantifying proficiency is key to developing targeted educational interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess ECG interpretation proficiency across diverse healthcare professional groups.
  • To identify specific areas of weakness in ECG interpretation skills.
  • To evaluate the relationship between professional roles, training levels, and interpretation accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • 1206 medical professionals interpreted 30 12-lead ECGs with common findings.
  • Evaluated metrics included accuracy, interpretation time, and self-reported confidence.
  • Participants represented various disciplines: primary care physicians (PCPs), cardiology fellows-in-training (FITs), residents, medical students, advanced practice providers (APPs), nurses, and allied health professionals (AHPs).

Main Results:

  • Overall average accuracy was 56.4%, with interpretation time averaging 142 seconds.
  • Cardiology FITs outperformed all other groups across all evaluated metrics.
  • Primary care physicians showed higher accuracy than nurses and APPs but lower than resident physicians. Allied health professionals demonstrated performance comparable to residents and PCPs.

Conclusions:

  • Significant proficiency gaps exist in ECG interpretation among healthcare professionals.
  • Educational strategies should be tailored to address the identified weaknesses.
  • Further research can refine training programs to improve ECG interpretation competency across the healthcare spectrum.