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A Prospective Evaluation of Point of Care Ultrasound Teaching in Switzerland.

Authors:
Connor Byrne Nico Kahl Brian Knight Monica Lee Stephanie Morley Shadi Lahham Roland Bingisser Maxwell Thompson Inna Shniter Victoria Valdes John C Fox

J Med Ultrasound 2019 Apr-Jun;27(2):92-96. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.

Context: As the utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) continues to expand in the medical field, there is a need for effective educational methods. In Switzerland, medical education follows the European model and lasts 6 years, focusing on preclinical training during the first 2 years. No previous studies have evaluated the optimal time for teaching ultrasound in European medical education.

Aims: The aim of this study is to provide ultrasound training to medical students in Switzerland at varying times during their clinical training to determine if the level of training plays a role in their ability to comprehend and to apply basic POCUS skills.

Methods: We performed an observational study utilizing a convenience sample of Swiss medical students between July 11, 2016 and August 6, 2016. They were taught a 2-day POCUS course by five American-trained 1-year medical students. Following this course, students were evaluated with written and clinical examination.

Results: 100 Swiss medical students were enrolled in the study. A total of 59 of these students were early clinical students, and 41 students were late clinical students. A two-tailed -test was performed and demonstrated that the late clinical students performed better than the early clinical students on the written assessment; however, no difference was found in clinical skill.

Conclusion: Our data suggest that Swiss medical students can learn and perform POCUS after a 2-day instructional taught by trained 1-year American medical students. No difference was found between students in early clinical training and late clinical training for the ability to perform POCUS.

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