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. 2018 Jan-Feb;115(1):38-43.

Integration of Ultrasonography into the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: Seven Years of Experience

Tatyana Kondrashova  1 , Peter Kondrashov  2
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Integration of Ultrasonography into the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: Seven Years of Experience

Tatyana Kondrashova et al. Mo Med. 2018 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Ultrasound education has been part of the curriculum at A.T. Still University's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine for over seven years (since 2011), and has been successfully integrated into the first two years of the four-year medical school curriculum. Students master ultrasound techniques through hands-on laboratories covering all body regions and systems. Ultrasound training has the potential to enhance the medical school learning experience for students and improve the quality of their future patient care.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Medical Students Learning Ultrasound Imaging during Ultrasound Laboratories.

  1. A - Medical students learning knee anatomy during the lower limb musculoskeletal ultrasound laboratory.

  2. B - Medical students learning breast normal anatomy and pathology using Breast Ultrasound Training Model (Kyoto Kagaku).

Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Ultrasound Training Models Used for the Clinical Ultrasound Course

  1. A - Gen II Ultrasound Central Line Training Model (CAE Healthcare).

  2. B - Midscapular Thoracentesis Ultrasound Training Model (CAE Healthcare).

  3. C - Lumbar Puncture and Spinal Epidural Training Model (CAE Healthcare).

  4. D - Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Exam Real Time Ultrasound Training Model (CAE Healthcare).

  5. E - Transvaginal Sonohysterography and Sonosalpingography Ultrasound Training Model (CAE Healthcare).

  6. F - Fetus Ultrasound Examination Phantom SPACEFAN-ST (Kyoto Kagaku).

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