A pilot feasibility study of teaching focused cardiac ultrasound to Australian medical students in a structured program
An FCU curriculum of 10 h of on-line learning and 20 weeks of supervised scanning by sonographers was well attended by students who reported good satisfaction and showed good agreement in separating reduced from normal left ventricular systolic function.
Authors
- Dean McKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0006-9062)
- Kyle S. Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8623-2942)
- Jonathan Barrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0037-8922)
- David Canty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-3445)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (AU)
- Epworth Hospital (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- R&G Associates (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08016-7
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00