Assessing how emergency and trauma ultrasonography is taught to medical students.

Publisher: Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein Country of Publication: Brazil NLM ID: 101281800 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2317-6385 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16794508 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Einstein (Sao Paulo) Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: São Paulo, SP : Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein

Educational Measurement* ; Ultrasonography*; Education, Medical/*methods ; Education, Medical, Undergraduate/*methods ; Emergency Medicine/*education ; Ultrasonics/*education; Adult ; Brazil ; Clinical Competence ; Curriculum ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prospective Studies ; Students, Medical ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Objective: To evaluate a method aimed at teaching ultrasound techniques to medical students in emergency settings.
Methods: A prospective study conducted with 66 sixth-year undergraduate medical students. Students participated in theory and practicing sessions with a 5-hour load; knowledge acquisition was assessed through pre- and post-course and 90-day tests. A questionnaire were distributed to the students after course completion for theoretical and practical knowledge assessment.
Results: Average pre-test grade in theoretical content evaluation was 4.9, compared to 7.6 right after course completion, and 5.9 within 90 days (p<0.001). Questions addressing technical aspects and image acquisition were mostly answered correctly; in contrast, questions related to clinical management of patients tended to be answered incorrectly. In practical evaluation, 54 students (81.8%) were able to correctly interpret images.
Conclusion: Ultrasound applicability and image acquisition techniques can be taught to medical students in emergency settings. However, teaching should be focused on technical aspects rather than clinical management of patients.

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Date Created: 20190214 Date Completed: 20190301 Latest Revision: 20200225

20240829

PMC6438673

10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AO4469

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