Student ultrasound education – current views and controversies
Christoph F. Dietrich, Roxana Șirli, Gregor Barth, Michael Blaivas, Nils Daum, Yi Dong, Manfred Essig, Anna Maria Gschmack, Adrian Goudie, Tino Hofmann, Beatrice Hoffmann, Christian Jenssen, Michael Kallenbach, Thomas Karlas, Alexander Krutz, Axel Löwe, Claudia Lucius, Kathleen Möller, Ricarda Neubauer, Dieter Nürnberg, Michael I. Prats, Helmut Prosch, Florian Recker, Johannes Ruppert, Sophie-Luise Sänger, Friederike Von Wangenheim, Johannes Weimer, Susan Campbell Westerway, Constantinos Zervides
Abstract
As an extension of the clinical examination and as a diagnostic and problem-solving tool, ultrasound has become an established technique for clinicians. A prerequisite for high-quality clinical ultrasound practice is adequate student ultrasound training. In light of the considerable heterogeneity of ultrasound curricula in medical studies worldwide, this review presents basic principles of modern medical student ultrasound education and advocates for the establishment of an ultrasound core curriculum embedded both horizontally and vertically in medical studies.