Evaluation of a point of care ultrasound curriculum for Indonesian physicians taught by first-year medical students
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.006
- Author:
Lee B. JONATHAN
1
;
Tse CHRISTINA
;
Keown THOMAS
;
Louthan MICHAEL
;
Gabriel CHRISTOPHER
;
Anshus ALEXANDER
;
Hasjim BIMA
;
Lee KATRINA
;
Kim ESTHER
;
Yu LUKE
;
Yu ALLEN
;
Lahham SHADI
;
Bunch STEVEN
;
Alvarado MAILI
;
Gari ABDULATIF
;
Fox C. JOHN
Author Information
1. School of Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasound education;
Ultrasound teaching;
Indonesia
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2017;8(4):281-286
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the short-term efficacy of a 4-week ultrasound curriculum taught by American first-year medical students to general practitioners working in public health care clinics, or puskesmas, in Bandung, Indonesia. METHODS: We performed a prospective, observational study of Indonesian health care practitioners from public clinics in Bandung, Indonesia. These practitioners were enrolled in a 4-week ultrasound training course taught by first-year American medical students. A total of six sessions were held comprising of 38 ultrasound milestones. A pre-course and post-course written exam and practical exam was taken by each participant. RESULTS: We enrolled 41 clinicians in the course. The average pre-course exam score was 35.2% with a 2.4% pass rate, whereas the average post-course exam score was 82.0% with a 92.7% pass rate. The average practical score at the completion of the course was 83.2% (SD=0.145) with 82.9% of the class passing (score above 75.0%). CONCLUSION: Our data suggests that first-year medical students can effectively teach ultrasound to physicians in Indonesia using a 4-week intensive ultrasound training course. Future studies are needed to determine the amount of training required for proficiency and to evaluate the physicians' perceptions of the student-instructors' depth of knowledge and skil in point of cаre ultrаsound.
