The 2023 Core Content of advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. e13015 - n/a
• Main Authors: Adhikari, Srikar, Leo, Megan, Liu, Rachel, Johnston, Mary, Keehbauch, Julie, Barton, Melissa, Kendall, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Abdomen; Accreditation; Accuracy; advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography; Certification; Clinical outcomes; core content; Curricula; curriculum; Education; Emergency medical care; Focus groups; Focused Practice Designation; focused practice examination; Knowledge; Medicine; Patient safety; Physicians; Point of care testing; Scholarships & fellowships; Special Contribution; Thrombosis; Ultrasonic imaging; Working groups; advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography; curriculum; Focused Practice Designation; core content; focused practice examination
• ISSN: 2688-1152; 2688-1152
• DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13015

In February 2023, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) approved modifications to the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS) Core Content, which defines the areas of knowledge considered essential for the practice of AEMUS. This manuscript serves as a revision of the AEMUS Core Content originally published in 2014. The revision of the Core Content for AEMUS training aims to establish standardized education and qualifications necessary for AEMUS fellowship program leadership, clinical application, administration, quality improvement, and research. The Core Content provides the organizational framework and serves as the basis for the development of content for the Focused Practice Examination (FPE) administered by ABEM. AEMUS fellowship directors may reference the Core Content when designing AEMUS fellowship curricula to help prepare graduates for the autonomous practice of AEMUS and the FPE. In this article, an updated revision of the previously published AEMUS Core Content is detailed, and the entire development of the Core Content is presented.