Ultrasound curriculum taught by first-year medical students: A four-year experience in Tanzania.

CONCLUSION: Our data suggests that trained first-year medical students can effectively teach a point of care ultrasound course to healthcare professional students within four weeks in Tanzania. Future investigation into the level of long-term knowledge retention, impact of ultrasound training on knowledge of human anatomy and diagnostic capabilities, and how expansion of an ultrasound curriculum has impacted access to care in rural Tanzania is warranted.
PMID: 29290893 [PubMed]

Source: Rural Remote Health - January 5, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Denny SP, Minteer WB, Fenning RTH, Aggarwal S, Lee DH, Raja SK, Raman KR, Farfel AO, Patel PA, MarkLieber, Bernstein ME, Lahham S, Fox JC Tags: World J Emerg Med Source Type: research