Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in Undergraduate Urology Education: A Prospective Control‐Intervention Study

Olszynski, Paul; Anderson, Jordan; Trinder, Krista; Domes, Trustin

doi:10.1002/jum.14571

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“…McGill University started its comprehensive longitudinal POCUS curriculum in 2013 and expanded its simulation-based POCUS training in 2017 [ 25 ]. The University of Saskatchewan, since 2018, has published on a number of their innovative medical student POCUS education initiatives [ 26 , 27 ]. More recently the University of Ottawa published the results of on their pre-clerkship POCUS training [ 28 ].…”

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First year internal medicine residents’ self-report point-of-care ultrasound knowledge and skills: what (Little) difference three years make

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Background With increasing availability of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) education in medical schools, it is unclear whether or not learning needs of junior medical residents have evolved over time. Methods We invited all postgraduate year (PGY)-1 residents at three Canadian internal medicine residency training programs in 2019 to complete a survey previously completed by 47 Canadian Internal Medicine PGY-1 s in 2016. Using a five-point Likert scale, participants rated perceived applicability of POCUS to the practice of internal medicine and self-reported skills in 15 diagnostic POCUS applications and 9 procedures. Results Of the 97 invited residents, 58 (60 %) completed the survey in 2019. Participants reported high applicability but low skills across all POCUS applications and procedures. The 2019 cohort reported higher skills in assessing pulmonary B lines than the 2016 cohort (2.3 ± SD 1.0 vs. 1.5 ± SD 0.7, adjusted p-value = 0.01). No other differences were noted. Conclusions POCUS educational needs continue to be high in Canadian internal medicine learners. The results of this needs assessment study support ongoing inclusion of basic POCUS elements in the current internal medicine residency curriculum.

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First year internal medicine residents’ self-report point-of-care ultrasound knowledge and skills: what (Little) difference three years make

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“…In renal and bladder ultrasound, integration of ultrasound training focusing on flank pain and voiding difficulty into a clinical skill course allowed medical students to learn a new set of clinical skills. The method did not distract them from their traditional curriculum education [ 53 ]. In assessing the abdominal aorta, 62% of medical students with no prior experience in ultrasound who participated in a short training program were able to accurately measure the maximal diameter of the abdominal aorta, reaching a professional standard of skill [ 54 ].…”

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Ultrasonography in undergraduate medical education: a comprehensive review and the education program implemented at Jichi Medical University

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The concept of point-of-care ultrasound has been widely accepted owing to the development of portable ultrasound systems and growing body of evidence concerning its extensive utility. Thus, it is reasonable to suggest that training to use this modality be included in undergraduate medical education. Training in ultrasonography helps medical students learn basic subjects such as anatomy and physiology, improve their physical examination skills, and acquire diagnostic and procedural skills. Technological advances such as simulators, affordable handheld devices, and tele-ultrasound systems can facilitate undergraduate ultrasound education. Several reports have indicated that some medical schools have integrated ultrasound training into their undergraduate medical curricula. Jichi Medical University in Japan has been providing medical students with ultrasound education to fulfill part of its mission to provide medical care to rural areas. Vertical integration of ultrasound education into a curriculum seems reasonable to ensure skill retention and improvement. However, several issues have hampered the integration of ultrasound into medical education, including a lack of trained faculty, the need to recruit human models, requisition of ultrasound machines for training, and limited curricular space; proposed solutions include peer teaching, students as trained simulated patients, the development of more affordable handheld devices, and a flipped classroom approach with access to an e-learning platform, respectively. A curriculum should be developed through multidisciplinary and bottom-up student-initiated approaches. Formulating national and international consensuses concerning the milestones and curricula can promote the incorporation of ultrasound training into undergraduate medical education at the national level.

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“…[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] One medical school in Canada found that integration of ultrasound into their renal basic science course helped students achieve course objectives, but their curriculum has not been published. 25 Thus, we share our pilot renal POCUS curriculum for preclerkship medical students that educators can adapt and apply at their own institutions.…”

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Integrating Basic and Clinical Sciences Using Point-of-Care Renal Ultrasound for Preclerkship Education

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Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in Undergraduate Urology Education: A Prospective Control‐Intervention Study

Abstract: Point-of-care US training complements standard undergraduate classroom teaching of urology. Students effectively learned the skills to apply point-of-care US in their assessment of patients, and this process did not interfere with achieving the course objectives.

Cited by 12 publications

References 15 publications

First year internal medicine residents’ self-report point-of-care ultrasound knowledge and skills: what (Little) difference three years make

First year internal medicine residents’ self-report point-of-care ultrasound knowledge and skills: what (Little) difference three years make

Ultrasonography in undergraduate medical education: a comprehensive review and the education program implemented at Jichi Medical University

Integrating Basic and Clinical Sciences Using Point-of-Care Renal Ultrasound for Preclerkship Education

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