Pelvic ultrasound simulation training using high-fidelity mannequins can provide a safe and controlled learning environment to foster the ultrasound education of medical students, residents and faculty. The instruction can be tailored to the specific needs of the learners. Topics for instruction range from teaching basic anatomy and ultrasound scanning techniques to common and advanced obstetrics and gynecology disease presentations and pathological processes. Simulation can closely approximate patient encounters using case based scenarios which will aid in developing knowledge and skills that can be transferred to the clinical environment. The goal of simulation is to help the learners to become more confident and competent to care for their patients.
Advances in technology have made ultrasonography a rapidly evolving concept in the practice of medicine and a valuable component of the competency-based education. American Medical Association (AMA) recently affirms that 'ultrasound imaging is a safe, effective and efficient tool when utilized by, or under the direction of appropriately trained physicians.' AMA also supports the educational efforts and widespread integration of ultrasound throughout the continuum of medical education.Training in ultrasonography is rapidly expanding to numerous residency programs of graduate medical education but discrepancies in ultrasound curriculum and criteria for proficiency exist among programs within the same discipline, despite clearly defined objectives recommended by the governing bodies. There is a trend to integrate ultrasonography into the curriculum of undergraduate medical education. However, funding, availability of ultrasound-trained faculty and student time are barriers to the implementation. Ultrasonography is a natural fit for competency-based training and should be introduced early in medical education. We expect that the LCME will soon mandate the integration of ultrasound into the 4-year curriculum.The imminent question that medical educators ask is not when ultrasound will become a required component of the curriculum but how to effectively integrate the teaching and training of ultrasound into the continuum of medical education.
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