Point of Care Ultrasound for Internal Medicine

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The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in clinical practice has helped physicians make diagnoses and clinical decisions in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Units for some time. Because POCUS can improve diagnostic accuracy of common medical conditions encountered in general internal medicine, increasing number of internists are now utilizing POCUS to augment their physical examination. The value of POCUS has been recognized by major internal medicine societies such as the American College of Physicians (ACP), Society of Hospital Medicine and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine and we believe that POCUS will become standard of care in internal medicine over the next few years. This elective will provide internal medicine focused cardiac, respiratory and abdominal ultrasound examination knowledge to Saint Louis University School of Medicine students through self-learning online modules (ACP), assigned readings and didactic sessions. Students will also learn hands-on skills through mannequin simulation and standardized patient scanning.