Educational Scholarship

Primary Investigator: Zachary Boggs, MD; Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Many internal medicine residency programs struggle to assess point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) competency in a way that balances technical skill with clinical reasoning. Traditional assessment models prioritize image quantity over meaningful clinical integration, resulting in a checkbox approach to training. Our project proposes a novel, theory-driven certification pathway that uses the I-AIM framework (Indication, Acquisition, Interpretation, Medical decision-making) to evaluate real-world application of POCUS. Through a combination of didactics, direct observation, and structured case submissions, the program emphasizes mastery learning, deliberate practice, and self-determination to foster true POCUS competency. This model offers a scalable, practical solution for internal medicine programs with limited resources, aiming to shift the focus from image counts to clinical impact.

Primary Investigators: Melissa Jerdonek Sacco, MD MS; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Gregory Young, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine

Primary Investigator: Christopher Thom, MD, RDMS; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Primary Investigators: Sarah M. Jones, MD; Associate Professor, Neurology, MBB System Leader and Mary Kate Worden PhD; Associate Professor, Medical Education, MBB System Leader

This project generously funded by the Anne L. Brodie Medical Education Fund Committee for its alignment with the priorities of humanism in medicine. 

Primary Investigator: Brian Peterson, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine