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Poster Session 3

Category: Education/Simulation

Poster Session 3

(775) Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Exposure During Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship: A National Survey

Thursday, February 12, 2026

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Submitting Author and Presenting Author(s)

Elsa Parra, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Fellow
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Coauthor(s)

SC

Sheree D. Carter, MD

Research Fellow
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
PG

Patricia Goedecke, PhD

Staff Statistician
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
MV

Michael VanDillen, MD

PGY-5 MFM Fellow
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
AN

Angela Nakahara, MD

Assistant Program Director-Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Tennessee, United States
Kerri Brackney, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Objective:
Does self-reported Obstetric Intensive Care Unit (OBICU) exposure impact rates of maternal POCUS (M-POCUS) use by MFM fellows? We also assessed which educators provide M-POCUS training, and fellow interest in this training.

Study Design:
This was a cross-sectional survey of United States MFM fellows. An anonymous 20-item web-based survey was designed to ascertain fellow exposure to and interest in M-POCUS training. We defined M-POCUS as maternal cardiac, lung, and/or abdominal ultrasound, and excluded feto-placental assessment. We directly contacted 382 fellows and 112 program coordinators and directors via email (representing 106 of 107 programs). Surveys were distributed by email twice-weekly and weekly by text message from March 5 to March 27, 2025.
Proportions were used to determine response rate, M-POCUS training educator, rate of M-POCUS use, and interest in M-POCUS training. A Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine if OBICU exposure in fellowship impacts frequency of M-POCUS use.

Results:
The response rate was 56.2% (n=215). Only 60% of respondents performed M-POCUS at least once in fellowship, 53% of whom received M-POCUS training during MFM fellowship. MFM fellows with OBICU exposure did not report a significant difference in M-POCUS use (OR 1.63, 95% CI 0.80-3.36). Most M-POCUS training was directed by an MFM or ICU attending (see graph). Most fellows (85%) would attend an M-POCUS course, and 95% of respondents believe M-POCUS would enhance their clinical management.

Conclusion:
Although OBICU exposure during MFM fellowship did not alter use of M-POCUS by MFM fellows, there are multidisciplinary educational opportunities available that could help to meet this valued training.