Taher T Vohra, Harish Kinni, Jayna Gardner-Gray, Christopher D Giles, Mohamed S Hamam, Jason R Folt
Performing bedside procedures requires knowledge, reasoning, physical adeptness, and self-confidence; however, no consensus on a specific, comprehensive strategy for bedside procedure training and implementation is available. Bedside procedure training and credentialing processes across large institutions may vary among departments and specialties, leading to variable standards, creating an environment that lacks consistent accountability, and making quality improvement difficult. In this Scholarly Perspective, the authors describe a standardized bedside procedure training and certification process for graduate medical education with a common, institution-wide educational framework for teaching and assessing the following 7 important bedside procedures: paracentesis, thoracentesis, central venous catheterization, arterial catheterization, bladder catheterization or Foley catheterization, lumbar puncture, and nasogastric, orogastric, and nasoenteric tube placement...
December 1, 2023: Academic Medicine