Abstract
Purpose: Teaching ultrasound procedures to undergraduates has recently been proposed to improve
the quality of medical education. We address the impact of applying standardized dermatologic
ultrasound teaching to our undergraduates.
Materials and Methods: Medical students were offered an additional theoretical and practical seminar involving
hands-on ultrasound dermatologic ultrasound during their mandatory dermatology practical
training. The students’ theoretical knowledge and dermatologic ultrasoud skills were
tested with a multiple choice questionnaire extracted from Level 1 Spanish Society
of Ultrasound Dermatologic Ultrasound accreditation exam before and after the course.
After the course, the students were asked to answer a course evaluation questionnaire
Results: The multiple-choice question scores after the course showed statistically significant
improvement (5.82 vs. 8.71%; P<0.001). The questionnaire revealed that students were
satisfied with the course, felt that it increased both their dermatologic and ultrasound
knowledge, and indicated that they wanted more sonographic hands-on training in both
dermatologic ultrasound and other medical fields.
Conclusion: Using both objective and subjective methods, we showed that the introduction of standardized
ultrasound training programs in undergraduate medical education can improve both students’
understanding of the technique and the quality of medical education in dermatology.
Key words
undergraduate medical education - dermatologic ultrasound - ultrasonography in medical
education
