Tailoring Ultrasound Training to Clinical Anatomists of Varying Experience Levels.

A lack of trained faculty is a frequently reported barrier to integrating ultrasound training into medical education. Clinical anatomy faculty are a promising pool from which to recruit and train new ultrasound educators. To date, there are no studies related to best practices for training anatomists in ultrasound skills and preparing them to teach the next generation of health care providers this crucial clinical skill.

Evaluation of a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum and ocular phantom in residency training.

Specialized training in ocular ultrasound is not a focus for most emergency medicine residencies, despite the fact that it allows physicians to quickly and accurately identify ocular pathology and prioritize emergency ophthalmological consultations. Therefore, we tested the value of utilizing normal and pathologic ocular ultrasound phantoms as a training tool for residents. Twenty emergency medicine residents were given a pre-test including written and practical skills diagnosis of ocular phantom pathologies, a short video on common ocular pathologies, practice time with the phantoms and a post-test including written and scanning components.

JOURNAL CLUB: Redefining the Radiology Curriculum in Medical School: Vertical Integration and Global Accessibility.

Objective: Radiology interconnects medical disciplines given that a working understanding of imaging is essential to clinicians of every specialty. Using online education, we created a globally accessible, web-based undergraduate medical radiology curriculum modeled after the National Medical Student Curriculum in Radiology program of the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology.

Subjects And Methods: Seventy-four radiology faculty-mentored video modules were produced, 50 of which were integrated into the 1st-year anatomy course.

Learner Improvement From a Simulation-Enhanced Ultrasonography Curriculum for First-Year Medical Students.

Objectives: We describe a simulation-enhanced ultrasonography (US) curriculum for first-year medical students as part of a comprehensive curricular integration of US skills. Our goal was to assess student knowledge and performance of US and determine their satisfaction with the integrated curriculum.

Methods: A committee of basic science, clinical, and interinstitutional faculty developed 7 educational US modules integrated into existing anatomy and physiology courses.

Shooting with sound: optimizing an affordable ballistic gelatin recipe in a graded ultrasound phantom education program.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to investigate the durability and longevity of gelatin formulas for the production of staged ultrasound phantoms for education.

Methods: Gelatin phantoms were prepared from Knox gelatin (Kraft Foods, Northfield, IL) and a standard 10%-by-mass ordinance gelatin solution. Phantoms were durability tested by compressing to a 2-cm depth until cracking was visible.

Endoscopic and three-dimensional radiographic imaging of the pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossae: improving surgical landmarks.

Objectives: We sought to define the surgical endoscopic anatomy of the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) and infratemporal fossa (ITF) through endoscopic cadaver dissections and radiographic imaging analysis.

Methods: Eleven fresh cadavers were submitted to computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic dissection. We used 3-dimensional (3-D) CT reconstruction and endoscopic video imaging for analysis of the bony and soft tissue landmarks.

The accuracy of needle placement in lower-limb muscles: a blinded study.

Objective: To assess the accuracy of common anatomic guides for electromyographic needle placement in muscles.

Design: Blinded study. The dissector identified different needle placements by a random number attached to a wire in the insertion site.