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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Standardized ultrasound competency monitoring is lacking across clinical settings and user types.
  • Existing frameworks often lack generalizability and fail to assess critical skills like interpretation.
  • This limits the safe and effective integration of ultrasound into clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a consensus-based, universal framework for monitoring ultrasound competency.
  • The framework aims for broad applicability across various clinical applications and disciplines.

Main Methods:

  • A modified Delphi process involved international Point-of-Care ultrasound experts.
  • Experts evaluated framework elements including competency domains, skill domains, metrics, and scoring criteria.
  • Two rounds of consensus-building were completed with defined consensus thresholds.

Main Results:

  • Strong consensus was achieved on 3 competency domains (experience, skills, autonomy) and 4 skill domains (indication, acquisition, interpretation, clinical integration).
  • Optional components like acquisition skill trees and flexible answer sets were favored for customization.
  • Nineteen experts participated, contributing to the consensus.

Conclusions:

  • A modular, consensus-based framework for ultrasound competency assessment has been established.
  • This framework facilitates cross-program comparisons and training method evaluation.
  • Further validation is needed for global competency standards and expanded ultrasound education.