The feasibility and efficacy of implementing a focused cardiac ultrasound course into a medical school curriculum

• Published in: BMC medical education Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 94
• Main Authors: Kobal, Sergio L, Lior, Yotam, Ben-Sasson, Alon, Liel-Cohen, Noah, Galante, Ori, Fuchs, Lior
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 30.05.2017; BMC
• Subjects: Accuracy; Cardiology; Clinical trials; Core curriculum; Course Objectives; Curriculum; Echocardiography - instrumentation; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Instructional Materials; Internal medicine; Lecture Method; Medical Education; Medical Evaluation; Medical School Faculty; Medical schools; Medical students; Pathology; Pattern Recognition; Physical Examinations; Physicians; Program Development; Public speaking; Schools, Medical; Skills; Student Volunteers; Students; Studies; Supervision; Teaching; Teaching Experience; Teaching Methods; Tutoring; Ultrasonic imaging

Teaching cardiac ultrasound to medical students in a brief course is a challenge. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of teaching large groups of medical students the acquisition and interpretation of cardiac ultrasound images using a pocket ultrasound device (PUD) in a short, specially designed co...