Confidence Level and Ability of Medical Students to Identify Abdominal Structures After Integrated Ultrasound Sessions.

IF 1.3 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Ultrasound International Open Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Epub Date: 2020-07-22 DOI:10.1055/a-1199-1578
Fauzia Nausheen, Corey Young, John Brazil, Timothy Dunagan, Renu Bhupathy, Sambandam Elango, Jason Crowley
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Abstract

Purpose: Determine the confidence level and ability of first year medical students to identify abdominal structures using a wireless portable ultrasound scanner.

Methods: The students were assessed for their confidence and ability to perform abdominal ultrasound. The 5-point Likert survey included questions on their perception about ultrasound as a resource for learning anatomy, physical examination skills, and the quality of the pre-session instructions. Data was also recorded by the faculty about the students' ultrasound skills and confidence. Goodman and Kruskal's gamma was used to demonstrate an association between the students' ability to identify the structures and the self-reported student confidence level.

Results: Most of the students had confidence and were able to identify the liver, kidney, and urinary bladder, while almost half of them needed faculty help them to identify the inferior vena cava and aorta. The spleen and gall bladder were the most difficult to locate even for the very confident students. The perception of supervising faculty was that the confidence level was low in most of the students and only 13-20% of students felt "very confident" about performing ultrasound. Almost 37% needed encouragement and support and almost 10% of the students were not willing to try to locate difficult organs. Some students started locating the ureteric jet and portal vein. Most of the students agreed that ultrasound is an excellent resource for learning anatomy and physical examination skills. All students suggested having more ultrasound sessions.

Conclusion: Most of the students feel confident about performing ultrasound and they perceive that ultrasound can enhance their basic sciences and physical examination skills.

医学生在综合超声治疗后识别腹部结构的信心水平和能力。
目的:确定一年级医学生使用无线便携式超声扫描仪识别腹部结构的置信度和能力。方法:评估学生进行腹部超声检查的信心和能力。李克特的5点调查包括他们对超声作为学习解剖学、体检技能和会前指导质量的资源的看法。教师还记录了有关学生超声波技术和信心的数据。Goodman和Kruskal的伽马值被用来证明学生识别结构的能力和自我报告的学生信心水平之间的联系。结果:大多数学生有信心并能够识别肝脏、肾脏和膀胱,而几乎一半的学生需要教师帮助他们识别下腔静脉和主动脉。脾脏和胆囊是最难定位的,即使是非常自信的学生。督导教师的看法是,大多数学生的信心水平较低,只有13-20%的学生对超声检查感到“非常有信心”。近37%的学生需要鼓励和支持,近10%的学生不愿意尝试定位困难的器官。一些学生开始定位输尿管静脉和门静脉。大多数学生认为超声是学习解剖学和体检技能的一个很好的资源。所有学生都建议进行更多的超声波检查。结论:大多数学生对超声有信心,认为超声可以提高他们的基础科学和体检技能。
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