Table 3.
First and second year medical student ultrasound curriculum as part of a longitudinal program at wake forest
| MS 1 Ultrasound curriculum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course learning objective | Method of assessment (if applicable): | Institutional objective domain | Institutional objective subdomains | Entrustable professional activities (EPA) |
|
1. Anatomy I—Intro to Ultrasound: Describe the basic scientific principles of diagnostic ultrasound Describe the basic principles of ultrasound image acquisition Identify the median nerve, tendons of the forearm muscles, and the carpal tunnel |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1.Knowledge for Practice 2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 3. Patient Care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
2. Anatomy II—The Heart: Identify the major chambers of the heart Identify the aortic, tricuspid, and mitral valves Correlate the heart sounds with valve motions |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam–Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for Practice 2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 3. Patient Care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
3. Anatomy III – The Abdomen and Pelvis: Obtain images of and identify the liver, spleen and kidneys in two anatomic planes (1.0, 1.1) Identify the major potential spaces in the abdomen (1.0. 1.1) Image and identify the uterus, prostate, bladder (1.0, 1.1) Identify the pelvic potential space (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for Practice 2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 3. Patient Care 4.Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
4. Anatomy IV – The Neck: Identify the trachea, thyroid gland, common carotid artery, and internal jugular vein Describe the characteristics of simple cysts |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam–Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for Practice 2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 3. Patient Care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
5. Anatomy V – Musculoskeletal/Shoulder: Identify the biceps tendon Describe the sonographic appearance of muscle, tendon, and bone Identify the major components of the rotator cuff |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam–Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
6. Neuroscience–Carotid: Perform color Doppler imaging of common carotid flow. (1.0, 1.1) Brain: Image the MCA with transcranial Doppler techniques. (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
7. Gastroenterology—Biliary Anatomy: Assess liver span and correlate with palpation of the liver edge (1.0, 1.1) Identify the portal vein and vena cava (1.0, 1.1) Measure the size of the gallbladder (1.0, 1.1) Identify the common bile duct (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam–Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
8. Pulmonology – Lung: Assess lung slide (1.0, 1.1) Assess diaphragm – excursion (1.0, 1.1) Identify diaphragm in ultrasound image (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam–Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for Practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
9. Cardiopulmonary – The Heart I Identify and Assess mitral valve motion (1.0, 1.1) Identify diastole and systole on echocardiographic images (1.0, 1.1) Associate heart sounds with cardiac motion (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
10. Cardiopulmonary – Cardiac Functional Assessment: Measure the E-point septal separation (1.0, 1.1) Measure the ejection fraction in the LV 2 chamber view and the Apical 4 chamber view (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
11. Renal – The urinary tract: Identify the right and left kidneys (1.0, 1.1) Measure the size of a kidney (1.0, 1.1) Measure the volume of the bladder (1.0, 1.1) Identify ureteral jets in the bladder (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: Multisource Assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA 10 EPA 12 |
|
12. Endo—Thyroid: Identify the thyroid gland (1.0, 1.1) Identify the trachea (1.0, 1.1) Measure the volume of the thyroid gland (1.0, 1.1) |
AM09: multisource assessment AM12: Participation AM17: Self-Assessment AM19: Exam – Institutionally Developed, Laboratory, Practical |
1. Knowledge for Practice 2. Interpersonal and communication skills 3. Patient care 4. Professionalism |
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 |
EPA 1 EPA 3 EPA10 EPA 13 |
MS1 first year medical student, EPA entrustable professional activities, MCA middle cerebral artery, LV left ventricular