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Table 1 Appreciation of curriculum length by residents

From: Orthopaedic residents demonstrate retention of point of care ultrasound knowledge after a brief educational session: a quasi experimental study

Online portion

 

Total length

Ultrasound physics

Setting up

Normal anatomy

Pathological anatomy

Shoulder anatomy

Elbow anatomy

Knee anatomy

Ankle anatomy

Total length

Far too much

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Too much

2

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

About right

6

9

9

6

5

8

5

7

5

10

Too little

0

0

0

2

3

0

3

1

3

0

Far too little

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

Practical portion

 

Setting up

Shoulder exam

Elbow exam

Knee exam

Ankle exam

Joint inj/asp

Fracture reduction

Practice time

  

Far too much

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

Too much

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

About right

9

9

7

9

8

8

8

10

  

Too little

1

0

2

1

2

2

2

0

  

Far too little

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

  

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  
  1. For each aspect of the course, the number of residents answering each item is displayed