Institut de cardiologie, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Faculté de médecine Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, University Paris-6, Paris, France.
Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2013 Oct;106(10):487-91. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2013.06.002. Epub 2013 Aug 2.
Ultrasonography is a non-invasive imaging modality that offers the opportunity to teach living cardiac anatomy and physiology.
The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of integrating an ultrasound-based course into the conventional undergraduate medical teaching programme and to analyse student and teacher feedback.
An ultrasound-based teaching course was implemented and proposed to all second-year medical students (n=348) at the end of the academic year, after all the conventional modules at our faculty. After a brief theoretical and practical demonstration, students were allowed to take the probe and use the ultrasound machine. Students and teachers were asked to complete a survey and were given the opportunity to provide open feedback.
Two months were required to implement the entire module; 330 (95%) students (divided into 39 groups) and 37 teachers participated in the course. Student feedback was very positive: 98% of students agreed that the course was useful; 85% and 74% considered that their understanding of cardiac anatomy and physiology, respectively, was improved. The majority of the teachers (97%) felt that the students were interested, 81% agreed that the course was appropriate for second-year medical students and 84% were willing to participate to future sessions.
Cardiac anatomy and physiology teaching using ultrasound is feasible for undergraduate medical students and enhances their motivation to improve their knowledge. Student and teacher feedback on the course was very positive.
超声检查是一种非侵入性的成像方式，提供了教授活体心脏解剖学和生理学的机会。
本研究旨在评估将基于超声的课程纳入传统本科医学教学计划的可行性，并分析学生和教师的反馈。
在学年结束时，在我们学院的所有常规模块之后，向所有二年级医学生（n=348）实施并提出了基于超声的教学课程。在进行了简短的理论和实践演示后，允许学生拿起探头并使用超声机。学生和教师被要求完成一项调查，并提供了发表开放式反馈的机会。
实施整个模块需要两个月的时间；330 名（95%）学生（分为 39 组）和 37 名教师参加了该课程。学生的反馈非常积极：98%的学生认为该课程有用；85%和 74%的学生分别认为他们对心脏解剖学和生理学的理解得到了提高。大多数教师（97%）认为学生很感兴趣，81%的教师认为该课程适合二年级医学生，84%的教师愿意参加未来的课程。
使用超声进行心脏解剖学和生理学教学对本科医学生来说是可行的，并且提高了他们提高知识的积极性。学生和教师对课程的反馈非常积极。
