Fig. 1

Schematic of the I-AIM framework. This schematic details our operationalization of the four domains in the I-AIM framework for teaching and performing US: Indications, Acquisition, Interpretation, and Medical Decision Making. Each domain is described and broken down into its constituent cognitive and psychomotor domains. It is important to note that acquisition of optimal images is not possible without an active cycle of interpretation and adjustment of the probe and settings. Thus, these two steps are interdependent, and interpretation for clinical findings occurs after image optimization. Finally, we did not include a formal discussion of the medical decision making that follows interpretation of clinical findings in POCUS studies, as this is beyond the scope of our introductory curriculum