Learner Improvement From a Simulation-Enhanced Ultrasonography Curriculum for First-Year Medical Students.
J Ultrasound Med
; 36(3): 609-619, 2017 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-28127792
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We describe a simulation-enhanced ultrasonography (US) curriculum for first-year medical students as part of a comprehensive curricular integration of US skills. Our goal was to assess student knowledge and performance of US and determine their satisfaction with the integrated curriculum.METHODS:
A committee of basic science, clinical, and interinstitutional faculty developed 7 educational US modules integrated into existing anatomy and physiology courses. First-year students in years 2012 through 2014 were administered a demographic survey and a knowledge-based pretest at the outset of the US program and assessed with a posttest, satisfaction survey, and their image acquisition abilities in an objective structured clinical examination with standardized patients on completion of the program.RESULTS:
Data from 390 students showed a significant increase in knowledge from the pretest to the posttest [t(389) = 58.027; P < .0001]. Students with higher spatial abilities or some previous US experience performed better on the posttest. The objective structured clinical examination results showed that about 83% of the students were able to capture acceptable or marginally acceptable images. Ninety-five percent of students indicated that the US educational experience enhanced their medical education.CONCLUSIONS:
Initial results show that we were able to successfully develop, implement, and evaluate performance of first-year medical students on their fundamental knowledge and performance of basic US using a model that emphasized hands-on simulation-enhanced training. Furthermore, most students found the experience to be a beneficial component of their education and indicated a desire for more US training in the medical curricula.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Ultrassom
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Simulação de Paciente
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Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas
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Currículo
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article