Table 3.
Average post-session PGY (postgraduate year)-2 student responses on scale from 1–5 (reported with standard deviation) given after physical exam course incorporating ultrasound.
Assessment question | Response |
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I would like to see ultrasound integrated into my medical education | 4.52 (0.62) |
Ultrasound has the ability to enhance my medical training in the pre-clinical courses | 4.45 (0.62) |
Ultrasound has the ability to enhance my medical training in the clinical years | 4.67 (0.6) |
I would benefit from continued ultrasound exposure throughout all four years of medical school | 4.39 (0.74) |
It is important for me to learn basic ultrasound skills during medical school | 4.61 (0.56) |
The addition of ultrasound to the physical diagnosis curriculum helped me more effectively learn physical exam skills | 4.36 (0.92) |
Visualizing anatomy by ultrasound gave me more confidence in my physical exam skills | 4.33 (1.0) |
Ultrasound should continue to be a part of the physical diagnosis course in the future | 4.55 (0.67) |
I would like to see ultrasound given more time throughout all four years of medical school | 4.36 (0.82) |
1=Strongly disagree
2=Disagree
3=Neither agree or disagree
4=Agree
5=Strongly agree