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Designing a multi-disciplinary undergraduate medical school ultrasonography curriculum
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Stansfield, E. Woo, Michael Y. Pugh, Debra McInnes, Matthew D. F. Hamstra, Stanley J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Objectives: Although there is increasing demand for physicians from various specialties to be trained in ultrasonography (US), it is cur rently not being taught at most Canadian undergraduate medical schools in a comprehensive manner. The purpose of this study was to develop objectives to form the foundation of a comprehensive undergraduate US curriculum. Methods: After completing an environmental assessment, which included a review of our current undergraduate objectives, a litera ture review was performed to identify published undergraduate US objectives. Using this information, a preliminary list of objectives was developed. The list was distributed electronically to 12 content experts from 10 disciplines and, using a two-round modified Delphi process, consensus about the inclusion of educational objectives was obtained. An a priori consensus criterion of 75% agreement was used to determine objectives that would be included in the curriculum. Objectives that met consensus in the first round of the survey were excluded from second round evaluation. Results: Review of our undergraduate curriculum revealed that there were already 10 objectives relating to US. Combining existing objectives with those found during the literature review, an initial list of 79 objectives was produced. Sixteen of these were approved during the first Delphi round, while the remaining 63 objectives required rating during a second round. A final list of 25 objectives was produced. Conclusions: Using a modified Delphi process, physicians from diverse backgrounds reflecting current and future use of US developed 25 multi-disciplinary objectives for a comprehensive undergraduate medical school US curriculum. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.18192/uojm.v4i1.1041 |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/31039/1/13%20-%20Stansfield%20UOJM%204(1)%2049-54.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.18192/uojm.v4i1.1041 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
