Introduction of basic obstetrical ultrasound screening in undergraduate medical education

Purpose Teaching ultrasound procedures to undergraduates has recently been proposed to improve the quality of medical education. We address the impact of applying standardized ultrasound teaching to our undergraduates. Methods Medical students received an additional theoretical and practical course...

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Published in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2016-09, Vol.294 (3), p.479-485
Main Authors: Hamza, A., Solomayer, E. -F., Takacs, Z., Juhasz-Boes, I., Joukhadar, R., Radosa, J. C., Mavrova, R., Marc, W., Volk, T., Meyberg-Solomayer, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Endocrinology
Female
Gynecology
Gynecology - education
Human Genetics
Humans
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Medical education
Medical students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multiple choice
Obstetrics
Obstetrics - education
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
Teaching
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Summary:Purpose Teaching ultrasound procedures to undergraduates has recently been proposed to improve the quality of medical education. We address the impact of applying standardized ultrasound teaching to our undergraduates. Methods Medical students received an additional theoretical and practical course involving hands-on ultrasound screening during their mandatory practical training week in obstetrics and gynecology. The students’ theoretical knowledge and fetal image recognition skills were tested before and after the course. After the course, the students were asked to answer a course evaluation questionnaire. To standardize the teaching procedure, we used Peyton’s 4-Step Approach to teach the skills needed for a German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine Level 1 ultrasound examiner. Results The multiple-choice question scores after the course showed statistically significant improvement (50 vs. 80 %; P  
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-015-4002-9