Ultrasound Curricula of Student Education in Europe: Summary of the Experience.

IF 1.3 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Ultrasound International Open Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Epub Date: 2020-08-31 DOI:10.1055/a-1183-3009
Helmut Prosch, Maija Radzina, Christoph F Dietrich, Michael Bachmann Nielsen, Sven Baumann, Caroline Ewertsen, Christian Jenssen, Adnan Kabaalioğlu, Wojciech Kosiak, Wolfgang Kratzer, Adrian Lim, Alina Popescu, Vladimir Mitkov, Cosima Schiavone, Martin Wohlin, Matthias Wüstner, Vito Cantisani
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Background Despite the increasing role of ultrasound, structured ultrasound teaching is only slowly being integrated into the curricula of medical schools and universities all over Europe. Aim To survey the current situation at European universities regarding the integration of ultrasound in student medical education and to report on models of student ultrasound training from selected European universities. Methods A questionnaire survey focusing on the implementation of curricular ultrasound education was sent out to the 28 presidents of the national ultrasound societies of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), who were asked to distribute the questionnaires to the medical universities of their countries. Results Overall, 53 questionnaires were returned from 46 universities in 17 European countries. In most of the universities (40/46 universities, 87%), the theoretical background of ultrasound is taught. However, in only a minority of universities is ultrasound integrated in anatomy courses (8/46 universities, 17%) or basic science courses (16/46 universities, 35%). Practical skills in ultrasound are taught in 56% of the universities (26/46 universities) and tested in a practical exam in seven of the responding universities (15%). The number of hours in which ultrasound was taught ranged from one to 58 (mean, seven). The respondents reported that lack of time and limited faculty funding were major hurdles. Conclusion According to our survey, only a minority of European universities has integrated ultrasound into the preclinical curriculum thus far. Future EFSUMB initiatives will continue to promote the introduction of ultrasound as an integrative part of the core curriculum of student medical education, and the preparation of proper teaching material.

欧洲学生教育的超声课程:经验总结。
背景 尽管超声波的作用越来越大,但有组织的超声波教学只是缓慢地纳入欧洲各地医学院校和大学的课程中。目的 调查欧洲大学将超声波纳入学生医学教育的现状,并报告部分欧洲大学的学生超声波培训模式。方法 向欧洲医学和生物学超声协会联合会(EFSUMB)的 28 个国家超声协会主席发送了一份问卷调查,重点调查超声课程教育的实施情况,并要求他们将问卷分发给各自国家的医科大学。结果 17 个欧洲国家的 46 所大学共收回 53 份调查问卷。大多数大学(40/46 所大学,87%)都开设了超声波理论背景课程。然而,只有少数大学将超声波纳入解剖学课程(8/46 所大学,17%)或基础科学课程(16/46 所大学,35%)。56%的大学(26/46 所大学)教授超声波实践技能,7 所大学(15%)在实践考试中进行测试。超声波教学的课时从 1 到 58 课时不等(平均为 7 课时)。受访者表示,缺乏时间和有限的教师经费是主要障碍。结论 根据我们的调查,迄今为止只有少数欧洲大学将超声波纳入了临床前课程。今后,欧洲临床超声医学联盟将继续推动将超声作为学生医学教育核心课程的一个组成部分,并编写适当的教学材料。
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