Ultrafest: a novel approach to ultrasound in medical education leads to improvement in written and clinical examinations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of hands-on training at a bedside ultrasound (US) symposium ("Ultrafest") to improve both clinical knowledge and image acquisition skills of medical students. Primary outcome measure was improvement in multiple choice questions on pulmonary or Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) US knowledge. Secondary outcome was improvement in image acquisition for either pulmonary or FAST.

Methods

Prospective cohort study of 48 volunteers at "Ultrafest," a free symposium where students received five contact training hours. Students were evaluated before and after training for proficiency in either pulmonary US or FAST. Proficiency was assessed by clinical knowledge through written multiple-choice exam, and clinic

SUBMITTER: Connolly K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4307699 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature