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An integrated ultrasound curriculum (iUSC) for medical students: 4-year experience

A review of the development and implementation of a 4-year medical student integrated ultrasound curriculum is presented. Multiple teaching and assessment modalities are discussed as well as results from testing and student surveys. Lessons learned while establishing the curriculum are summarized. I...

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Autores principales: Hoppmann, Richard A., Rao, Victor V., Poston, Mary Beth, Howe, Duncan B., Hunt, Patrick S., Fowler, Stanley D., Paulman, Lance E., Wells, James R., Richeson, Nancy A., Catalana, Paul V., Thomas, Lynn K., Britt Wilson, L., Cook, Thomas, Riffle, Shaun, Neuffer, Francis H., McCallum, James B., Keisler, Brian D., Brown, Rachel S., Gregg, Anthony R., Sims, Kerry M., Powell, Caroline K., Garber, Matthew D., Morrison, James E., Owens, William B., Carnevale, Kevin A., Jennings, William R., Fletcher, Sarah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3064888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21516137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13089-011-0052-9
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Sumario:A review of the development and implementation of a 4-year medical student integrated ultrasound curriculum is presented. Multiple teaching and assessment modalities are discussed as well as results from testing and student surveys. Lessons learned while establishing the curriculum are summarized. It is concluded that ultrasound is a well received, valuable teaching tool across all 4 years of medical school, and students learn ultrasound well, and they feel their ultrasound experience enhances their medical education.