ArticleMedical science educator2025
Unlocking Musculoskeletal Anatomy: Enhancing Second-Year Medical Students' Knowledge Recall and Self-Efficacy with a Physician-Led Ultrasound Session.
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- A Pilot Study of a Synchronous Virtual Ultrasound Imaging Module for Physiotherapy Education.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Ultrasound as a Foundational Tool in Medical Education: A Literature Review.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Review
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Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound (US) enhanced medical students' knowledge and self-efficacy in understanding basic US principles, MSK anatomy and physical examination, and use of US to evaluate MSK structures. Materials and Methods: Forty-three second-year medical students were divided into control ( Results: Participants' self-efficacy in understanding basic US principles, knee and shoulder anatomy, physical examination, and sonoanatomy significantly improved after the MSK US session (all Conclusion: When implemented at a point in the preclinical curriculum where US experience was previously absent, a single, focused physician-led 35-min US session covering the shoulder and knee is an effective adjunct educational tool for preclinical medical students to reinforce US basics, MSK anatomy and physical examination and improve self-efficacy in MSK US scanning. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-025-02414-8.
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