Feasibility of a focused ultrasound training course for medical undergraduate students
E Sagrini, F Piscaglia, V Salvatore, S Leoni, S Marinelli, A Pecorelli, L Venerandi, A Granito, L Bolondi · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: Ultrasonography, performed by clinicians at the bed-side, is a useful tool to answer focused clinical questions, a practice termed “echoscopy”. Undergraduate ultrasound training has not been uniformly formalized yet in this setting. Aims of the study were to assess feasibility of a focused ultrasound training for undergraduate students and the possibility to deliver effective teaching by condensed courses. Material and methods: A 12 questions questionnaire on theoretical knowledge and image interpretation skills was administered to 58 late-year medical students, who then attended either A) a condensed 4…
