First Implementation of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course in Undergraduate Medical Students in Peru: Mixed Methods Study

We have successfully created a short theoretical and practical course on POCUS and have applied it for the first time to undergraduate medical students after their clinical rotations. This course has enabled them to perceive a significant improvement in their ability to recognize certain abdominal and pelvic organs and anatomical structures using ultrasound. This course can serve as a starting point for replicating POCUS teaching in medical schools across the country.

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JMIR Formative Research
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2025-12-31
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https://doi.org/10.2196/82717
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Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
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First Implementation of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course in Undergraduate Medical Students in Peru: Mixed Methods Study

Otto Barnaby Guillén-López
JMIR Formative Research
Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
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First Implementation of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course in Undergraduate Medical Students in Peru: Mixed Methods Study

Otto Barnaby Guillén-López
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Abstract

We have successfully created a short theoretical and practical course on POCUS and have applied it for the first time to undergraduate medical students after their clinical rotations. This course has enabled them to perceive a significant improvement in their ability to recognize certain abdominal and pelvic organs and anatomical structures using ultrasound. This course can serve as a starting point for replicating POCUS teaching in medical schools across the country.

JMIR Formative ResearchVol. 10
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
Quality Education
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Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
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