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

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dc.contributor.authorProsch, Helmut
dc.contributor.authorRadzina, Maija
dc.contributor.authorDietrich, Christoph F.
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Michael Bachmann
dc.contributor.authorBaumann, Sven
dc.contributor.authorEwertsen, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorJenssen, Christian
dc.contributor.authorKabaalioglu, Adnan
dc.contributor.authorKosiak, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorKratzer, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorLim, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorPopescu, Alina
dc.contributor.authorMitkov, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorSchiavone, Cosima
dc.contributor.authorWohlin, Martin
dc.contributor.authorWuestner, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorCantisani, Vito
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Radiology
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T13:25:01Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T13:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2020 Georg Thieme Verlag. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractBackground 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.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent463279
dc.identifier.citationProsch, H, Radzina, M, Dietrich, C F, Nielsen, M B, Baumann, S, Ewertsen, C, Jenssen, C, Kabaalioglu, A, Kosiak, W, Kratzer, W, Lim, A, Popescu, A, Mitkov, V, Schiavone, C, Wohlin, M, Wuestner, M & Cantisani, V 2020, 'Ultrasound Curricula of Student Education in Europe: Summary of the Experience', Ultrasound International Open, vol. 06, no. 01, pp. E25-E33. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1183-3009
dc.identifier.doi10.1055/a-1183-3009
dc.identifier.issn2509-596X
dc.identifier.otherMendeley: ef7958ea-895d-398d-927a-caa8fb00d82e
dc.identifier.otherunpaywall: 10.1055/a-1183-3009
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/3870
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/a-1183-3009.pdf
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofUltrasound International Open
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectguideline
dc.subjectmethods & techniques
dc.subjectteaching
dc.subjectultrasound
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
dc.titleUltrasound Curricula of Student Education in Europe: Summary of the Experienceen
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