Teaching point-of-care ultrasound using a serious game: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an important diagnostic tool for internists. However, there are important barriers in learning POCUS, including lack of practice time and lack of experts for supervision. Alternative learning tools may assist in overcoming these barriers. A serious game is being developed specifically for teaching ultrasound. In this study, we assessed the use of a serious game in learning POCUS.

Methods

Ultrasound-native medical students were randomly assigned to the intervention group (N = 27) or the control group (N = 26). Both groups performed a real ultrasound on a volunteer after a brief introduction, but the intervention group played a serious game in advance. The endpoints were the assessments of the videos by experts (scoring quality of

SUBMITTER: Olgers T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731722 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature