Early Innovative Immersion: A Course for Pre-Medical Professions Students Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

In preparing for medical school admissions, premedical students seek opportunities to expand their medical knowledge. Knowing what students seek and what point-of-care ultrasound offers, we created a novel educational experience using point-of-care ultrasound. The innovation has 3 goals: (1) to use point-of-care ultrasound to highlight educational concepts such as the flipped classroom, simulation, hands-on interaction, and medical exposure; (2) to work collaboratively with peers; and (3) to expose premedical students to mentoring for the medical school application process. We believe that this course could be used to encourage immersive innovation with point-of-care ultrasound, progressive education concepts, and preparation for medical admissions.

Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - November 20, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Smalley, C. M., Browne, V., Kaplan, B., Russ, B., Wilson, J., Lewiss, R. E. Tags: Technical Innovation Source Type: research