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Title
Ultrasound curriculum taught by first-year medical students: A four-year experience in Tanzania. |
Full text
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/46t07739 |
Date
2018 |
Author(s)
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 |
Abstract
Diagnostic imaging is an integral aspect of care that is often insufficient, if not altogether absent, in rural and remote regions of low to middle income countries (LMICs) such as Tanzania. The introduction of ultrasound can significantly impact treatment in these countries due to its portability, low cost, safety, and usefulness in various medical assessments. This study reviews the implementation of a four-week ultrasound course administered annually from 2013-2016 in a healthcare professional school in Mwanza, Tanzania by first-year allopathic US medical students.Participants (n=582, over 4 years) were recruited from the Tandabui Institute of Health Sciences and Technology to take the ultrasound course. Subjects were predominantly clinical officer students, but other participants included other healthcare professional students, practicing healthcare professionals, and school employees. Data collected includes pre-course examination scores, post-course examination scores, course quiz scores, demographic surveys, and post-course feedback surveys. Data was analyzed using two-tailed t-tests and the single factor analysis of variance (ANOVA).For all participants who completed both the pre- and post-course examinations (n=229, 39.1% of the total recruited), there was a significant mean improvement in their ultrasound knowledge of 42.5%, P<0.01.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. |
Coverage
33 - 40 |
Language
english |
Publisher
eScholarship, University of California |
Type of publication
article |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
Denny, SP; Minteer, WB; Fenning, RTH; Aggarwal, S; Lee, DH; Raja, SK; et al.(2018). Ultrasound curriculum taught by first-year medical students: A four-year experience in Tanzania.. World journal of emergency medicine, 9(1), 33 - 40. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2018.01.005. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/46t07739 |
Rights
public |
Identifier
qt46t07739 |
Repository
Berkeley - University of California
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