Background: In a technology-driven era, it is no surprise that the majority of learners prefer multimodal resources when learning new material. Patient discharge education is no exception to this, and several studies have demonstrated that providing digital discharge education (DDE) can help with patient comprehension, information retention, and patient self-efficacy with medication (1, 2, 3). [...]

Background: Obtaining timely intravenous (IV) access can be challenging for pediatric patients due to physiological and behavioral differences. Many pediatric patients experience multiple needlesticks, leading to trauma and delays in medical interventions. Prior investigators have attempted to implement standardized IV access algorithms, ultrasound-guided IV placement, and stratification of IV placement difficulty using the Difficult Intravenous [...]

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an invaluable clinical tool gaining traction as more physicians recognize its utility. However, pediatric residency programs lag behind internal medicine (IM) and emergency medicine in incorporating formal POCUS training. A survey of 90 programs found that 37.5% of IM and 43.5% of medicine-pediatrics (MP) programs offered formal curricula, compared to [...]