Development and evaluation of a point-of-care ocular ultrasound curriculum for medical students - a proof-of-concept study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care Ocular Ultrasound (POCOUS) has gained importance in emergency medicine and intensive care in recent years. This work aimed to establish and evaluate a dedicated ultrasound education program for learning POCOUS-specific skills during medical studies at a university hospital.

Methods

The blended learning-based program (6 teaching units) based on recent scientific publications and recommendations was developed for students in the clinical part of their medical studies. Experts and trainers consisted of physicians from the Ear-Nose-Throat, radiology, ophthalmology and neurology specialties as well as university educational specialists. Lecture notes containing digital video links for preparation was produced as teaching material. In total, 33 students pa

SUBMITTER: Weimer JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature