Association of a longitudinal, preclinical ultrasound curriculum with medical student performance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Point-of-care ultrasound (US) is used in clinical practice across many specialties. Ultrasound (US) curricula for medical students are increasingly common. Optimal timing, structure, and effect of ultrasound education during medical school remains poorly understood. This study aims to retrospectively determine the association between participation in a preclinical, longitudinal US curriculum and medical student academic performance.

Methods

All first-year medical students at a medical school in the Midwest region of the United States were offered a voluntary longitudinal US curriculum. Participants were selected by random lottery. The curriculum consisted of five three-hour hands on-sessions with matching asynchronous content covering anatomy and pathologic find

SUBMITTER: Haidar DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8780388 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature