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ArticleEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2019

Assessing how emergency and trauma ultrasonography is taught to medical students.

José Cruvinel Neto, Vinicius Rinaldi Vieira Marcondes, Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro Junior

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Article in Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

José Cruvinel NetoUniversidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3486-0845
Vinicius Rinaldi Vieira MarcondesUniversidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8065-0465
Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro JuniorHospital São Luiz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0247-494X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate a method aimed at teaching ultrasound techniques to medical students in emergency settings.

methodsA prospective study conducted with 66 sixth-year undergraduate medical students. Students participated in theory and practicing sessions with a 5-hour load; knowledge acquisition was assessed through pre- and post-course and 90-day tests. A questionnaire were distributed to the students after course completion for theoretical and practical knowledge assessment.

resultsAverage pre-test grade in theoretical content evaluation was 4.9, compared to 7.6 right after course completion, and 5.9 within 90 days (p<0.001). Questions addressing technical aspects and image acquisition were mostly answered correctly; in contrast, questions related to clinical management of patients tended to be answered incorrectly. In practical evaluation, 54 students (81.8%) were able to correctly interpret images.

conclusionUltrasound applicability and image acquisition techniques can be taught to medical students in emergency settings. However, teaching should be focused on technical aspects rather than clinical management of patients.

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Educational MeasurementUltrasonographyAdultBrazilClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducation, MedicalEducation, Medical, UndergraduateEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUltrasonics

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PMCPMC6438673

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