UltraCon: Hands-on training promotes student confidence in ultrasound

AUSTIN, TX -- Hands-on training that works better with medical students' schedules can improve practical skills and foster mentorship for promoting ultrasound use, according to research presented April 7 at UltraCon. In his talk, Ernest Fonocho, MD, from the University of Texas Health McGovern Medical School in Houston presented findings indicating that a three-day curriculum with smaller class sizes improved image acquisition skills for students in several areas of the body. “We think organizing these workshops is really good for medical students,” Fonocho said. “It sparks their interest in radiology and helps them learn how to use ultrasound probes, which I think most people including myself fumbled the very first time when using a probe.”Ernest Fonocho, MD, from the University of Texas Health McGovern Medical School in Houston presents his institute's ultrasound training curriculum at UltraCon.Amerigo Allegretto Ultrasound offers a safe, cost-effective method for real-time imaging capability. A 2021 report that Fonocho cited outlined how over 72% of medical schools indicated that they have an ultrasound curriculum. However, the report pointed out that there is a lack of formal, consistent ultrasound training. Fonocho outlined McGovern’s previous ultrasound training method, which consisted of a week-long radiology course for second-year students. While this method provided hands-on learning and dedicated radiology and ultrasound lectures, Fonocho said it had a...
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