Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Encourages Self-Directed Learning and Increases Confidence for Clinical and Anatomical Appreciation of First-Year Medical Students

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Casey C.; Arrington, Shalynn D.; Olson, Jay F.; Finch, Charles A.; Nydam, Randall L.
Titel	Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Encourages Self-Directed Learning and Increases Confidence for Clinical and Anatomical Appreciation of First-Year Medical Students
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 15 (2022) 3, S.508-521 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brown, Casey C.) ORCID (Arrington, Shalynn D.) ORCID (Olson, Jay F.) ORCID (Nydam, Randall L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.2145
Schlagwörter	Human Body; Medical Services; Equipment; Independent Study; Self Efficacy; Medical Students; Anatomy; Medical Evaluation; Technology Integration; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Menschlicher Körper; Arzt; Selbststudium; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Anatomie
Abstract	Best-practice guidelines have incorporated ultrasound in diagnostic and procedural medicine. Due to this demand, the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine initiated a comprehensive integration of ultrasound into its first-year anatomy course attended by more than 280 students. Ultrasound workshops were developed to enhance student conceptualization of musculoskeletal (MSK) anatomy through visualizing clinically important anatomical relationships, a simulated lumbar puncture during the back unit, carpal tunnel and shoulder evaluations during the upper limb unit, and plantar fascia, calcaneal tendon, and tarsal tunnel evaluations during the lower limb unit. A 5-point Likert scale survey evaluated if ultrasound improved students' self-perceived anatomical and clinical comprehension of relevant anatomy, improved students' ability to orient to ultrasound imagery, and prompted further independent investigation of the anatomical area. Ultrasound examination questions were added to the anatomy examinations. Two-tailed one-sample "t"-tests for the back, upper limb, and lower limb units were found to be significant across all Likert survey categories (P < 0.001). Positive student responses to the Likert survey in conjunction with examination question average of 84.3% (±10.3) demonstrated that the ultrasound workshops are beneficial to student education. Ultrasound enhances medical students' clinical and anatomical comprehension and ability to orient to ultrasound imagery for MSK anatomy. This study supports early ultrasound education as a mechanism to encourage students' independent learning as evidenced by many undertaking voluntary investigation of clinical concerns associated with MSK anatomy. This study establishes the successful integration of MSK ultrasound into a large medical school program and its benefit to student clinical education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01