期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2016
卷号：13
期号：1
页码：1-6
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2016.13.16
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：Purpose:This study aimed to assess the impact of ultrasound simulation (SonoSim) on educational outcomes of an intro_x0002_ductory point-of-care ultrasound course compared to hands-on training with live models alone.Methods:Fifty-three in?ternal medicine residents without ultrasound experience were randomly assigned to control or experimental groups.They participated in an introductory point-of-care ultrasound course covering eight topics in eight sessions from June 23,2014 until July 18,2014.Both participated in lecture and hands-on training,but experimental group received an hour of computerized simulator training instead of a second hour of hands-on training.We assessed clinical knowledge and image acquisition with written multiple-choice and practical exams,respectively.Of the 53 enrolled,40 participants (75.5%) completed the course and all testing.Results:For the 30-item written exam,mean score of the experimental group was 23.1± 3.4 (n= 21) vs.21.8± 4.8 (n= 19),(P> 0 .05).For the practical exam,mean score for both groups was 8.7 out of 16 (P> 0 .05).Conclusion:The substitution of eight hours of ultrasound simulation training for live model scanning in a 24 hour training course did not enhance performance on written and image acquisition tests in an introductory ul?trasound course for residents.This result suggests that ultrasound simulation technology used as a substitute for live model training on an hour-for-hour basis,did not improve learning outcomes.Further investigation into simulation as a total replacement for live model training will provide a clearer picture of the efficacy of ultrasound simulators in medical education.
关键词：Purpose:This study aimed to assess the impact of ultrasound simulation (SonoSim) on educational outcomes of an intro_x0002_ductory point-of-care ultrasound course compared to hands-on training with live models alone.Methods:Fifty-three in?ternal medicine residents without ultrasound experience were randomly assigned to control or experimental groups.They participated in an introductory point-of-care ultrasound course covering eight topics in eight sessions from June 23,2014 until July 18,2014.Both participated in lecture and hands-on training,but experimental group received an hour of computerized simulator training instead of a second hour of hands-on training.We assessed clinical knowledge and image acquisition with written multiple-choice and practical exams,respectively.Of the 53 enrolled,40 participants (75.5%) completed the course and all testing.Results:For the 30-item written exam,mean score of the experimental group was 23.1± 3.4 (n= 21) vs.21.8± 4.8 (n= 19),(P> 0 .05).For the practical exam,mean score for both groups was 8.7 out of 16 (P> 0 .05).Conclusion:The substitution of eight hours of ultrasound simulation training for live model scanning in a 24 hour training course did not enhance performance on written and image acquisition tests in an introductory ul?trasound course for residents.This result suggests that ultrasound simulation technology used as a substitute for live model training on an hour-for-hour basis,did not improve learning outcomes.Further investigation into simulation as a total replacement for live model training will provide a clearer picture of the efficacy of ultrasound simulators in medical education.
