Ultrasonography in preclinical education: a pilot study.

CONTEXT: Ultrasonography is a valuable diagnostic tool in the clinical setting. Yet, medical students often have minimal familiarity with this technology. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of second-year medical students to use ultrasonography for identification of anatomic structures and pathologi...

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Publicado en:JAOA: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Vol. 108; no. 10; pp. 601 - 606
Autores principales: Syperda VA, Trivedi PN, Melo LC, Freeman ML, Ledermann EJ, Smith TM, Alben JO
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Osteopathic Association 2008 Oct
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          Syperda VA
          Trivedi PN
          Melo LC
          Freeman ML
          Ledermann EJ
          Smith TM
          Alben JO
        affil: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton, 233 Rue des Lacs, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-8608, USA. vsyperda@mindspring.com
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          Clinical Competence Evaluation
          Osteopathy Education
          Ultrasonography Education
          Ultrasonography Utilization
          Case Studies
          Checklists
          Descriptive Statistics
          Education, Continuing (Credit)
          Florida
          Inpatients
          Outpatients
          Pilot Studies
          Self-Directed Learning
          Student Performance Appraisal
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      ab: CONTEXT: Ultrasonography is a valuable diagnostic tool in the clinical setting. Yet, medical students often have minimal familiarity with this technology. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of second-year medical students to use ultrasonography for identification of anatomic structures and pathologic conditions. DESIGN: A self-directed approach that reduced facilitator involvement, encouraging learning that mimicked the medical school's problem-based learning pathway program. METHODS: Five students were each given 10 hours of instruction in ultrasonographic techniques by three certified ultrasonographers in outpatient and hospital settings. Each student performed 40 hours of organ-specific ultrasonographic scans on another student in 2-hour sessions during 20 weeks. Images were archived for future evaluation and quality rating. Students took a 35-question posttraining examination with 10 contrived case scenarios. Questions were designed to test student knowledge in three categories: anatomic structure, technical skill, and clinical diagnosis. RESULTS: Posttraining examination results, expressed as the percent of correct answers for all five participants by category, were as follows: anatomic structure, 70%; technical skill, 70%; clinical diagnosis, 68%. Evaluations of the archived images, which were graded for proper anatomic identification and image clarity, yielded the following scores indicating 'good' or 'fair' quality for each anatomic region: abdominal, 80%; pelvic, 63%; cardiac, 73%. CONCLUSION: Second-year osteopathic medical students can attain a sufficient degree of proficiency in limited ultrasonographic technique.
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