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Implementation of a 4‐Year Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Curriculum in a Liaison Committee on Medical Education–Accredited US Medical School
Author(s) -
Wilson Sean P.,
Mefford Jason M.,
Lahham Shadi,
Lotfipour Shahram,
Subeh Mohammad,
Maldonado Gracie,
Spann Sophie,
Fox John C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.16.03068
Subject(s) - point of care ultrasound , accreditation , curriculum , medicine , medical education , ultrasound , medical school , family medicine , radiology , pedagogy , psychology
Objectives The established benefits of point‐of‐care ultrasound have given rise to multiple new and innovative curriculums to incorporate ultrasound teaching into medical education. This study sought to measure the educational success of a comprehensive and integrated 4‐year point‐of‐care ultrasound curriculum. Methods We integrated a curriculum consisting of traditional didactics combined with asynchronous learning modules and hands‐on practice on live models with skilled sonographers into all 4 years of education at a Liaison Committee on Medical Education–accredited US Medical School. Each graduating student was administered an exit examination with 48 questions that corresponded to ultrasound milestones. Results Ninety‐five percent (n = 84) of fourth‐year medical students completed the exit examination. The mean score was 79.5% (SD, 10.2%), with mean scores on the ultrasound physics and anatomy subsections being 77.1% (SD, 11.0%) and 85.9% (SD, 21.0%), respectively. Conclusions A comprehensive 4‐year point‐of‐care ultrasound curriculum integrated into medical school may successfully equip graduating medical students with a fundamental understanding of ultrasound physics, anatomy, and disease recognition.