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Use of Ultrasonography in the Preclinical Education of Osteopathic Medical Students: A Pilot Study

Journal: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Date: 2008/08, 108(8):Pages: 450-451. doi: Subito , type of study: cross sectional study

Full text    (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7556/jaoa.2008.108.8.413/html)

Keywords:

cross sectional study [879]
medical students [677]
osteopathic medicine [2076]
pilot study [201]
ultrasonography [26]
USA [1733]

Abstract:

Context: Ultrasonography (US) is a valuable diagnostic tool in the clinical setting, yet medical students have little exposure to this technology. The authors propose that it would be beneficial to introduce US principles and practice to osteopathic medical students (OMS) during preclinical education. Objective: To evaluate the ability of second-year OMS to use US for identification of anatomic structures and to apply US instruction and self-driven learning to the identification of pathologic conditions. Design: A self-directed approach that reduced facilitator involvement, encouraging learning that mimicked the Problem-Based Learning program at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine—Bradenton, Florida. Methods: Five OMSII were each given 10 hours of instruction in US techniques by three certified ultrasonographers in outpatient and hospital settings. Each student then performed 40 hours of organ-specific US scans on another student in 2-hour sessions over 20 weeks, using methods learned in the previous instruction. Images were archived for evaluation and quality rating by two radiologists and two US technologists. Students were presented with a post-training examination consisting of 35 questions related to 10 contrived case scenarios, each with presenting symptoms, pertinent findings and corresponding US images. Questions were designed to test students' knowledge in three categories associated with the images: anatomic structure, technical skill, and clinical diagnosis. Results: Results of the post-training examination, expressed as the percent of correct answers for all five participants by category, were as follows: anatomic structure, 70%; technical skill, 70%; clinical diagnosis, 68%. Evaluations of the archived images, which were graded for proper anatomic identification and image clarity, yielded the following scores of “good” or “fair” quality for each anatomic region: abdominal region, 80%; pelvic region (via transabdominal scan), 63%; cardiac region, 73%. Conclusion: Based on their satisfactory written and image acquisition performances, OMSII are capable of attaining a sufficient degree of proficiency in limited US technique, and they have the ability to successfully apply US principles to clinical situations. These results support the use of ultrasonography as an educational tool in the preclinical education of osteopathic medical students.


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