Training and learning ultrasound: survey on a sample of Italian students, impact and role inside the core curriculum of degree courses in medicine and surgery.

IF 1.3 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING Journal of Ultrasound Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-05 DOI:10.1007/s40477-023-00830-3
Andrea Boccatonda, Antonio Ursitti, Alessio Frisone, Patrizio D'Alessandro, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Giovanni Iannetti, Cosima Schiavone
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Purpose: Ultrasound is essential in the clinical practice of many medical specialties due to non-invasiveness, rapidity of examination, low costs and simplicity. Many specialized companies and universities pointed out its potential as a teaching tool for medical students. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of an ultrasound course on a sample of students attending the fourth, fifth and sixth year of the degree course in Medicine, highlighting changing in satisfaction and preparation. Another target is to verify the capability of a course on ultrasound to positively impact on participants knowledge and competences.

Methods: Students attending 6 training courses of Medicine held between 2017 and 2019 were recruited. Five trainings held during an Italian society of ultrasound in medicine and biology (SIUMB) congress, in a session dedicated to students, and one during an elective didactic activity (ADE) held in Chieti University. A questionnaire was given to the students before and after the course, in order to assess the impact of the course on the motivation and knowledge. Moreover, a test was also administered at the end of the theoretical part, with questions relating to the notions learned.

Results: There was an 81% of correct response to the learning questionnaire by calculating the mean of 5 SIUMB courses performed. The students are strongly motivated to continue learning ultrasound already from the beginning of the course, and this result remains unchanged in the questionnaire administered at the end. The interest of students towards this method is high, and they would ultrasound courses within the Medicine degree, even before participating in the training. It was evident how students positively assessed the course in relation to the acquisition of skills and knowledge, albeit with a tendency to acquire more knowledge rather than skills.

Conclusions: Our data support the usefulness of including ultrasound into the curriculum of medical students and on its use as a teaching tool. Students are highly motivated and perceive a significant improvement in both skills and knowledge following the proposed courses. Hands-on part is necessary in the training course on ultrasonography.

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培训和学习超声波:对意大利学生样本的调查,在医学和外科学位课程的核心课程中的影响和作用。
目的:超声具有无创性、检查快速、成本低和简单等优点,在许多医学专业的临床实践中是必不可少的。许多专业公司和大学都指出了它作为医学生教学工具的潜力。我们研究的目的是评估超声课程对参加医学学位课程第四年、第五年和第六年的学生样本的影响,强调满意度和准备方面的变化。另一个目标是验证超声波课程对参与者知识和能力产生积极影响的能力。方法:招募2017年至2019年期间参加6期医学培训课程的学生。在意大利医学和生物学超声学会(SIUMB)大会期间,在一次专门针对学生的会议上举行了五次培训,在基耶蒂大学举行的选修教学活动期间举行了一次培训。在课程前后对学生进行问卷调查,以评估课程对动机和知识的影响。此外,在理论部分结束时还进行了一次测试,其中包括与所学概念有关的问题。结果:通过计算5门SIUMB课程的平均值,对学习问卷的正确回答率为81%。从课程开始,学生们就有强烈的动机继续学习超声波,这一结果在课程结束时的问卷调查中保持不变。学生对这种方法的兴趣很高,他们会在医学学位范围内开设超声波课程,甚至在参加培训之前。很明显,学生们在获得技能和知识方面对课程进行了积极的评估,尽管他们倾向于获得更多的知识而不是技能。结论:我们的数据支持将超声纳入医学生课程的有用性及其作为教学工具的使用。学生们积极性很高,在学习拟议课程后,他们的技能和知识都有了显著提高。在超声波培训课程中,动手部分是必要的。
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Journal of Ultrasound
Journal of Ultrasound RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Ultrasound is the official journal of the Italian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB). The journal publishes original contributions (research and review articles, case reports, technical reports and letters to the editor) on significant advances in clinical diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic applications, clinical techniques, the physics, engineering and technology of ultrasound in medicine and biology, and in cross-sectional diagnostic imaging. The official language of Journal of Ultrasound is English.
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