An ultrasound-based simulation to improve clinical competency in evaluation of first-trimester bleeding in undergraduate medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To implement a transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) simulation to improve comfort with obstetric and gynaecologic ultrasound and increase knowledge in diagnosis and management of early pregnancy-related complications.

Methods

Third-year medical students enrolled in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OBGYN) clerkship between 2023 and 2024 participated in a didactic session and ultrasound simulation about aetiologies for vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy. They were guided through four different clinical scenarios of pelvic pathology including a non-pregnant uterine model representing a pregnancy of unknown location (PUL), ectopic pregnancy and normal first-trimester intrauterine pregnancy. Pre- and post-assessments were completed focused on knowledge and self-perceived con

SUBMITTER: Young AMP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12065712 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature