Reliability and validity of an objective structured assessment of ultrasound skills

Purpose: Over the past two decades, there has been an increased use of point-of-care ultrasonography. Ultrasound is considered highly operator-dependent and EFSUMB has accurate training recommendations for the practice of ultrasound. However, we know that the number of examinations needed to reach proficiency level varies and the physicians using focused ultrasound have difficulties to meet the training requirements. An assessment of ultrasound performance may be useful to discriminate between competency levels. The aim of this study was to explore the reliability and validity of a novel generic framework for as…