ArticleBMC medical education2023
Incorporating ultrasound training into undergraduate medical education in a faculty-limited setting.
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Abstract
backgroundPoint of care ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming a major extension of patient care. From diagnostic efficacy to its widespread accessibility, POCUS has expanded beyond emergency departments to be a tool utilized by many specialties. With the expansion of its use, medical education has begun to implement ultrasound education earlier in curricula. However, at institutions without a formal ultrasound fellowship or curriculum, these students lack the fundamental knowledge of ultrasound. At our institution, we set out to incorporate an ultrasound curriculum, into undergraduate medical education utilizing a single faculty member and minimal curricular time.
methodsOur stepwise implementation began with the development of a 3-hour fourth-year (M4) Emergency Medicine clerkship ultrasound teaching session, which included pre- and post-tests as well as a survey. The success with this session progressed to the development of a designated fourth-year ultrasound elective, which was evaluated with narrative feedback. Finally, we developed six 1-hour ultrasound sessions that correlated with first-year (M1) gross anatomy and physiology. A single faculty member was responsible for this curriculum and other instructors included residents, M4 students, and second-year (M2) near-peer tutors. These sessions also included pre- and post-tests and a survey. Due to curricular time limitations, all but the M4 Emergency Medicine clerkship session were optional.
results87 students participated in the emergency medicine clerkship ultrasound session and 166 M1 students participated in the voluntary anatomy and physiology ultrasound sessions. All participants agreed or strongly agreed that they would like more ultrasound training, that ultrasound training should be integrated into all four years of undergraduate medical education. Students were in strong agreement that the ultrasound sessions helped increase understanding of anatomy and anatomical identification with ultrasound.
conclusionWe describe the stepwise addition of ultrasound into the undergraduate medical education curriculum of an institution with limited faculty and curricular time.
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