Incorporating ultrasound training into undergraduate medical education in a faculty-limited setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming a major extension of patient care. From diagnostic efficacy to its widespread accessibility, POCUS has expanded beyond emergency departments to be a tool utilized by many specialties. With the expansion of its use, medical education has begun to implement ultrasound education earlier in curricula. However, at institutions without a formal ultrasound fellowship or curriculum, these students lack the fundamental knowledge of ultrasound. At our institution, we set out to incorporate an ultrasound curriculum, into undergraduate medical education utilizing a single faculty member and minimal curricular time.

Methods

Our stepwise implementation began with the development of a 3-hour fourth-year (M4) Emergency Medicine clerksh

SUBMITTER: Rathbun KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature