Evaluation of a point of care ultrasound curriculum for Indonesian physicians taught by fi rst-year medical students

摘要

BACKGROUND： The purpose of this study was to assess the short-term effi cacy of a 4-weekultrasound curriculum taught by American fi rst-year medical students to general practitioners workingin public health care clinics, or puskesmas, in Bandung, Indonesia.METHODS： We performed a prospective, observational study of Indonesian health carepractitioners from public clinics in Bandung, Indonesia. These practitioners were enrolled in a 4-weekultrasound training course taught by first-year American medical students. A total of six sessionswere held comprising of 38 ultrasound milestones. A pre-course and post-course written exam andpractical exam was taken by each participant.RESULTS： We enrolled 41 clinicians in the course. The average pre-course exam score was35.2% with a 2.4% pass rate, whereas the average post-course exam score was 82.0% with a 92.7%pass rate. The average practical score at the completion of the course was 83.2% （SD=0.145） with82.9% of the class passing （score above 75.0%）.CONCLUSION： Our data suggests that first-year medical students can effectively teachultrasound to physicians in Indonesia using a 4-week intensive ultrasound training course. Futurestudies are needed to determine the amount of training required for profi ciency and to evaluate thephysicians＇ perceptions of the student-instructors＇ depth of knowledge and skill in point of care ultrasound.