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Haji-Hassan M, Călinici T, Drugan T, Bolboacă SD. Effectiveness of Ultrasound Cardiovascular Images in Teaching Anatomy: A Pilot Study of an Eight-Hour Training Exposure. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19053033. [PMID: 35270725 PMCID: PMC8910278 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19053033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the students’ progress in evaluating ultrasound (US) and cadaveric cardiac images and long-time retention of information. First-year medical students were invited to participate in four two-hour online lectures during one week voluntarily. The students were trained to recognize cardiovascular anatomical structures on US and cadaveric images during the intervention. The participants’ abilities to identify specific anatomical structures were tested before, immediately after and six months after the training. A group of second-year students without US training participated as a control group and filled the same test once. Ninety-one first-year students agreed to participate, and forty-nine completed all three tests. The performances in the correct identification of cardiovascular structures on the US images significantly improved after the training but significantly decreased after six months. In the intervention group, the accurate identification of cardiovascular structures was significantly higher on cadaveric images (80% vs. 53%, p-value < 0.0001, n = 91 at post-training; 70% vs. 33%, p-value < 0.0001, n = 49 at 6 months after training). The correct answers percentage score in the control group varied from 6.7% to 66.7% for US cardiovascular anatomical without a significant difference than the intervention group (p-value = 0.7651). First-year students’ knowledge of heart US anatomy proved less effective than cadaveric images, significantly improved after training and decreased over time, indicating the need for repetition reinforcement.
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Kennedy SK, Duncan T, Herbert AG, Rood LK, Rutz MA, Zahn GS, Welch JL, Russell FM. Teaching Seasoned Doctors New Technology: An Intervention to Reduce Barriers and Improve Comfort With Clinical Ultrasound. Cureus 2021; 13:e17248. [PMID: 34540474 PMCID: PMC8445865 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Although clinical ultrasound (CUS) is a core skill that is a requirement for emergency medicine (EM) residency graduation, only a fraction of EM practitioners who trained prior to this requirement are certified in CUS. The objective of the study was to implement a CUS workshop for practicing EM physicians, identify barriers to utilization, and assess comfort with the machine, obtaining and interpreting images, and incorporating CUS into clinical practice. Methods This was a prospective descriptive cohort study of EM physician faculty who participated in an interactive 5-hour CUS workshop intervention that introduced four core CUS modalities via didactics and hands-on scanning stations. Pre- and post-surveys were administered to identify barriers to utilization and assess perceived comfort with CUS using a 5-point Likert scale. Results were analyzed using Fisher's exact and paired t-tests. Results Thirty-five EM physicians participated with a 100% survey response rate. Only five of the physicians were ultrasound certified at the time of the workshop. On average, physicians were 16 years post-residency. Prior to the workshop, 29% had minimal ultrasound experience and 43% had not performed more than 50 ultrasounds. In the pre-course survey, every physician expressed at least one barrier to CUS utilization. Post-workshop, physicians felt significantly more comfortable using the ultrasound machine (p=0.0008), obtaining and interpreting images (p=0.0009 and p=0.0004), and incorporating CUS into clinical practice (p=0.002). Conclusion This workshop is an effective tool to expose practicing physicians to core concepts of CUS, improve their comfort level, and reduce barriers to ultrasound utilization.
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- Sarah K Kennedy
- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Emergency Department, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Edgewood, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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Smith CJ, Wampler K, Matthias T, Michael K. Interprofessional Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training of Resident Physicians by Sonography Student-Coaches. MedEdPORTAL 2021; 17:11181. [PMID: 34604511 PMCID: PMC8450307 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) education is growing throughout medical education, but many institutions lack POCUS-trained faculty. Interprofessional education offers a strategy for expanding the pool of available teachers while providing an opportunity for collaboration between health professional students. METHODS Six students enrolled in the diagnostic medical sonography (DMS) program participated in a case-based, train-the-trainer session to practice a standardized approach for POCUS instruction. They then served as coaches to 25 first-year internal medicine residents learning to perform ultrasound exams of the kidneys, bladder, and aorta. Course assessment included an objective structured exam (OSCE), coaching evaluations, and course evaluations. RESULTS Residents scored an average of 81% (71.3 out of 88 points, SD = 7.5) on the OSCE. Residents rated the DMS student-coaches positively on all teacher evaluation questions. Both the residents and DMS student-coaches gave positive course evaluations scores. DISCUSSION An interprofessional workshop with DMS students coaching internal medicine residents was an effective strategy for teaching POCUS skills. This approach may offer a solution for programs wanting to implement POCUS training with limited faculty expertise or time.
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- Christopher J. Smith
- Associate Professor and Director of Point-of-care Ultrasound, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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- Clinical Education Coordinator, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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- Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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- Associate Professor, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Alerhand S, Choi A, Ostrovsky I, Chen S, Ramdin C, Laboy M, Lamba S. Integrating Basic and Clinical Sciences Using Point-of-Care Renal Ultrasound for Preclerkship Education. MedEdPORTAL 2020; 16:11037. [PMID: 33324747 PMCID: PMC7732135 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable asset in bedside clinical care. Undergraduate medical education is increasingly using POCUS as an adjunct tool for teaching anatomy, pathophysiology, and physical exam in an integrated manner. Many medical schools teach content in an organ systems-based format in the preclerkship years. POCUS teaching can be very effectively tailored to specific organ systems. Though pilot curricula for generalized ultrasound education exist, few teach organ systems-based content using POCUS. To address this gap, we designed and implemented an integrated POCUS module to supplement anatomy, pathophysiology, and physical exam teaching in the renal course. METHODS The module consisted of (1) a 30-minute didactic lecture introducing students to renal ultrasound technique and image interpretation and (2) a practical hands-on skills session. Pre- and postmodule surveys assessed the efficacy and impact of the curriculum. RESULTS A total of 31 first-year medical students completed the POCUS renal curriculum. A majority reported that the module positively affected their understanding of renal pathophysiology and the physical exam. They also reported increased confidence in using POCUS to detect renal pathology and make clinical decisions. DISCUSSION It was feasible to implement a POCUS curriculum to supplement integrated teaching of renal system concepts in the first year of medical school, and students found POCUS teaching valuable. POCUS provides educators with another tool to integrate basic and clinical sciences with hands-on relevant clinical skills practice in early medical school years.
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- Stephen Alerhand
- Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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- Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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- Research Associate, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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- Administrative Director, Clinical Skills Center, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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- Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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Hu KC, Salcedo D, Kang YN, Lin CW, Hsu CW, Cheng CY, Suk FM, Huang WC. Impact of virtual reality anatomy training on ultrasound competency development: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242731. [PMID: 33227037 PMCID: PMC7682883 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in health professions education has increased dramatically in recent years, yet there is limited evidence of its impact on educational outcomes. The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of VR anatomy instruction on the ultrasound competency of novice learners participating in a ultrasonography workshop. METHOD We designed a VR-enhanced ultrasonography training program and utilized a plane transection tool to interact with a three-dimensional (3D) VR model of the human body which facilitated the 3D conceptualization of the spatial relationship of anatomical structures, leading to faster and better development of ultrasonographic competency. This was a randomized control study which enrolled third-year medical students (n = 101) without previous exposure to formal or informal ultrasonography training. The participants were randomly divided into an intervention and control group. We assessed participants' competency through ultrasound performance stations on live subjects, we also measured anatomical and ultrasound image identification ability using multiple choice tests. RESULT Participants in the intervention group (median = 16; interquartile 13 to 19) had significantly higher scores in ultrasonography task performance tests than the control group (median = 10; interquartile 7 to 14; Mann-Whitney U = 595; P < 0.01). In sub-group analysis, the intervention group performed significantly better in the six out of ten ultrasound tasks. Participants in the intervention group also had greater improvement in ultrasonographic image identification MCQ tests than the control group (Mann-Whitney U = 914; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study suggests that VR-enhanced anatomical training could be of significant benefit in ultrasonography training by promoting a better understanding of the spatial relationships of anatomical structures and the development of early psychomotor skills transferable to the handling of ultrasonographic probes.
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- Kai-Chun Hu
- Department of Emergency, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Education, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Center for Education in Medical Simulation, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Education, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Education and Humanities in Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Education, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Center for Education in Medical Simulation, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Clinical Education, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Center for Education in Medical Simulation, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Trembley L, Radomski M. Use of Ultrasound in Introducing Anatomical Pathology to Preclinical Medical Students, in Correlation with Physical Exam Curricula. MedEdPORTAL 2020; 16:10950. [PMID: 33005730 PMCID: PMC7521063 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Point-of-care ultrasound has become an important diagnostic tool in many clinical settings. Many medical schools have responded by incorporating instruction on ultrasound into the curriculum for medical students in their clinical years. The curriculum presented here will assist preclinical medical students in distinguishing between normal and pathologic sonographic anatomical findings. METHODS The course consisted of four, approximately 30-minute case-based PowerPoint slide shows introducing pathologic anatomical findings on ultrasound through clinical case-based scenarios. Twelve preclinical (first- and second-year) medical students attended each weekly session. An emergency medicine resident created and presented the course content as an adjunct to an established course instructing students on how ultrasound correlates to the normal physical exam. Upon completion of the course, the instructors emailed the students an online, seven-question survey. RESULTS Survey results showed positive feedback, with 71% of respondents answering strongly agree to the survey question that addressed the primary educational objective, which was to enable students to distinguish between normal and pathologic anatomical findings on ultrasound. Open response feedback highlighted that the course complemented the existing course well and suggested that the course be continued. DISCUSSION A curriculum which presents pathologic anatomical findings on ultrasound can be a useful tool in the education of preclinical medical students. Such a course enabled learners to more easily distinguish between normal and pathologic exam findings and introduced them to the many clinical uses of ultrasound at an earlier stage in their training, allowing them to develop this important skillset.
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- Lauren Trembley
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- Corresponding Author:
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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