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Ultraschall Med
DOI: 10.1055/a-2265-1070
Review

Student ultrasound education – current views and controversies

Ultraschallausbildung für Studierende – aktuelle Ansichten und Kontroversen
Christoph F. Dietrich 
1   Department General Internal Medicine, Hirslanden Klinik Beau-Site, Bern, Switzerland (Ringgold ID: RIN30373)
,
Roxana Lucia Sirli 
2   Department of Internal Medicine II – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Center of Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Timisoara, Romania
,
Gregor Barth 
3   Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, University Hospital Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN477107)
,
Michael Blaivas 
4   Department of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, United States (Ringgold ID: RIN12322)
,
Nils Daum 
5   Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN14903)
,
Yi Dong 
6   Department of Ultrasound, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (Ringgold ID: RIN91603)
,
Manfred Essig 
7   Inselgruppe, Spital Tiefenau, Bern, Switzerland (Ringgold ID: RIN60529)
,
Anna Maria Gschmack 
8   Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany
,
Adrian Goudie 
9   Emergency, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia (Ringgold ID: RIN418838)
,
Tino Hofmann 
10   Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN12263)
,
Beatrice Hoffmann 
11   Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, United States
,
Christian Jenssen 
12   Klinik für Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland Strausberg/ Wriezen, Wriezen, Germany
,
Michael Kallenbach 
13   Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN39064)
,
Thomas Karlas 
14   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN39066)
,
Alexander Krutz 
15   Medicine, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN477107)
,
Axel Löwe 
16   Department of Internal Medicine, Hirslanden Hospital Group, Bern, Switzerland (Ringgold ID: RIN60319)
,
Claudia Lucius 
17   Outpatient Department of Gastroenterology, IBD center, Policlinic Helios Klinikum Buch, Berlin, Germany
,
Kathleen Möller 
18   Gastroenterology, Sana Hospital Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN40656)
,
Ricarda Neubauer 
19   Clinic of Internal Medicine III Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN39062)
,
Dieter Nurnberg 
20   Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
21   Faculty of Health Science Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN477107)
,
Michael Prats 
22   Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States (Ringgold ID: RIN12306)
,
Helmut Prosch 
23   Abteilung für Allgemeine Radiologie und Kinderradiologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Austria
,
Florian Recker 
24   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
,
Johannes P. Ruppert 
8   Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany
,
Sophie-Luise Sänger 
25   Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN9169)
,
Friederike Wangenheim 
26   Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN9376)
,
Johannes M. Weimer 
27   Rudolf-Frey Teaching Department, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN39068)
,
Susan Campbell Westerway 
28   School of Dentistry & Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University Australia, Wagga Wagga, Australia
,
Constantinos Zervides 
29   CZMH Medical Physics and Dosimetry Services LTD, Limassol, Cyprus
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Abstract

As an extension of the clinical examination and as a diagnostic and problem-solving tool, ultrasound has become an established technique for clinicians. A prerequisite for high-quality clinical ultrasound practice is adequate student ultrasound training. In light of the considerable heterogeneity of ultrasound curricula in medical studies worldwide, this review presents basic principles of modern medical student ultrasound education and advocates for the establishment of an ultrasound core curriculum embedded both horizontally and vertically in medical studies.

Zusammenfassung

Als Erweiterung der klinischen Untersuchung, als Diagnose- und Problemlösungsinstrument ist die Sonografie zu einer etablierten Technik für den Arzt geworden. Voraussetzung für eine qualitativ hochwertige klinische Ultraschallpraxis ist die angemessene Ultraschallausbildung der Studierenden. Angesichts der beträchtlichen Heterogenität der Ultraschall-Curricula im Medizinstudium weltweit werden in dieser Übersicht die Grundprinzipien der modernen Ultraschall-Ausbildung von Medizinstudenten vorgestellt und die Einführung eines Ultraschall-Kerncurriculums befürwortet, das sowohl horizontal als auch vertikal in das Medizinstudium eingebettet ist.

Keywords

METHODS & TECHNIQUES - ultrasound - Education, Training, Quality Assurance - student


Publication History

Received: 07 January 2024

Accepted: 05 February 2024

Article published online:
14 March 2024

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