Physician Training Requirements in Sonography: How Many Cases Are Needed for Competence?

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 174; no. 5; pp. 1221 - 1227
• Main Authors: Hertzberg, Barbara S, Kliewer, Mark A, Bowie, James D, Carroll, Barbara A, DeLong, David H, Gray, Linda, Nelson, Rendon C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01.05.2000; American Roentgen Ray Society
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Competence; Educational Measurement; Health participants; Humans; Internship and Residency; Medical sciences; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Radiology - education; Ultrasonography; Sonography; Human; Evaluation; Competency Screening Test; Echography; Physician; Diagnosis; Performance; Statistical study; Teaching

Physician competence in the performance of sonographic studies was assessed after their involvement in predetermined increments of cases to determine whether the case volumes currently required by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and the American College of Radiology for training in...