Effects of Ultrasound Implementation on Physical Examination Learning and Teaching During the First Year of Medical Education

Dinh, Vi Am; Frederick, Jon A.; Bartos, Rebekah; Shankel, T.; Werner, Leonard S.

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“…This is a set of ultrasound examinations that parallel the 'Stanford 25', a set of core physical examinations that institutions recommend should be familiar to students. Dinh et al [46] found that students that had ultrasound incorporated into their physical examination curriculum obtained greater OSCE scores than a cohort of students that took the exams prior to the introduction of ultrasound, in the same medical school. The educational interventions found here range from those that teach students to scan a wide range of anatomy [47,48] or regional anatomy [49] to more focused exams of the vascular [50][51][52], abdominal [53][54][55], head and neck [56], cardiac [57,58] and respiratory [59] systems.…”

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A Scoping Review of Ultrasound Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education

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Introduction Increasingly, medical schools are integrating Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) into their curricula. This review investigated the available literature on how best to integrate POCUS in the teaching of medical students and the benefits of doing so. Methods Given the heterogeneous literature that has emerged on POCUS education, a scoping review was conducted. Relevant medical databases, including PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE and CINAHL, were searched between January 1980 and August 2016, using keywords identified by the authors. Inclusion criteria were as follows: prospective or retrospective studies, observational or intervention studies, and studies describing how medical students learn to use ultrasound. Results The literature search yielded 593 articles, of which 128 met the inclusion criteria. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were sub-categorised under the following headings: those that described or evaluated an ultrasound curriculum, those that employed ultrasound as a means of teaching another topic in the curriculum (i.e., anatomy, physical examination, physiology, invasive procedures), those that investigated the learning curve of ultrasound education and those that employed adjuncts or peer mentoring to teach ultrasound. Conclusions The reviewed literature indicates that the integration of ultrasound in undergraduate medical education is both feasible and beneficial to medical students. This article is intended to inform medical educators aiming to integrate ultrasound into their medical school curricula.

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“…While some medical schools have achieved this through introduction of ultrasound into early physical examination and anatomy courses [11][12]19 , one-time seminars 14,15 and 4 th year electives 16 , these approaches may not work across all medical school curricula. Previous success had been reported with implementation of a theme-based format when similar short blocks of time were used for educational purposes with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).…”

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“…Early introduction of ultrasound as a tool to augment physical examination teaching has been shown to not only be well received by students, but also appears to improve overall physical examination skills. [10][11][12] Early introduction of ultrasound in medical school has led to success in both increased objectively graded Objective Standardized Clinical Examination (OSCE) testing and ultrasound skill level. 11,13 Alternatively, short elective courses, seminars and symposia have also shown great success in engaging learners and improving ultrasound knowledge.…”

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“…[10][11][12] Early introduction of ultrasound in medical school has led to success in both increased objectively graded Objective Standardized Clinical Examination (OSCE) testing and ultrasound skill level. 11,13 Alternatively, short elective courses, seminars and symposia have also shown great success in engaging learners and improving ultrasound knowledge. [14][15][16] Finally, Hoppmann, et al at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine enacted a 4-year ultrasound experience, with exposure to ultrasound throughout both pre-clinical and clinical components of undergraduate medical education at a single campus.…”

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Development and Evaluation of a Longitudinal Integrated Ultrasound Curriculum for Third Year Medical Students

Lewis¹

2018

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An overview of the development and implementation of a novel, longitudinal point-of-care ultrasound curriculum implemented for third-year, allopathic medical students at a branch campus is presented. A model employing didactic and hand-on ultrasound education was incorporated into the newly established longitudinal MS-3 curriculum. The ultrasound curriculum was developed in conjunction with student didactics and simulation sessions in a theme-based approach.

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“…Moreover, this trend can be observed worldwide, from rural areas in developing countries to top-quality medical schools and tertiary referral hospitals [8-17]. …”

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Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology: The Need for Training

Pinto¹,

Azevedo²,

Pereira³

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GE Port J Gastroenterol

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The use of ultrasonography (US) as an imaging modality in medicine has spread across almost every clinical specialty. This diffusion is based on the simplicity, accessibility, portability and affordability of the technique producing real-time high-resolution images using non-ionising radiation. On the other hand, this trend also extended the technique to settings other than healthcare, such as public facilities, private houses or remote sites. This tendency can be observed worldwide, from developing countries to prestigious medical schools and tertiary referral hospitals. Furthermore, point-of-care US (POCUS), i.e., US executed at the patient’s bedside to obtain real-time objective information with diagnostic and clinical monitoring purposes or to guide invasive procedures, has been incorporated in many specialties. In gastroenterology, despite the essential role of endoscopy, clinical practice is highly dependent on non-endoscopic imaging techniques. However, as in other specialties, the indications of US in gastroenterology have been increasing steadily, covering a broad range of conditions. In response to the generalised employment of US by non-radiologists, institutions such as the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology and the Royal College of Radiologists issued recommendations to ensure high-quality practice. These theoretical and practical requisites include performing a certain number of examinations and mandatory skills in order to achieve certification to execute unsupervised US. Therefore, there is a need for modern gastroenterology to include US as a basic skill in its clinical practice. To ensure the provision of high-quality US, adequate instruction of future specialists should be guaranteed by the gastroenterology departments and required in the residency training programme.

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Effects of Ultrasound Implementation on Physical Examination Learning and Teaching During the First Year of Medical Education

Abstract: Ultrasound implementation into a physical diagnosis curriculum for year 1 medical students is feasible and may improve their overall traditional physical examination skills.

Cited by 89 publications

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A Scoping Review of Ultrasound Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education

A Scoping Review of Ultrasound Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education

Development and Evaluation of a Longitudinal Integrated Ultrasound Curriculum for Third Year Medical Students

Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology: The Need for Training

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