Undergraduate musculoskeletal ultrasound training based on current national guidelines: a prospective controlled study on transferability

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is integral to routine clinical diagnostics for musculoskeletal and joint disorders. This study aims to establish and validate a sonography course tailored to undergraduate medical students acquiring MSUS-specific skills at a German university. A blended learning tr...

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Main Authors: Weimer, Andreas (Author) , Recker, Florian (Author) , Vieth, Thomas L. (Author) , Buggenhagen, Holger (Author) , Schamberger, Christian T. (Author) , Berthold, Rainer (Author) , Berthold, Svenja (Author) , Stein, Stephan (Author) , Schmidmaier, Gerhard (Author) , Klöckner, Roman (Author) , Neubauer, Ricarda (Author) , Müller, Lukas (Author) , Weinmann-Menke, Julia (Author) , Weimer, Johannes Matthias (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 23 October 2024
In: BMC medical education
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Pages: 1-14
ISSN:1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-024-06203-6
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06203-6
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Author Notes:Andreas Weimer, Florian Recker, Thomas Vieth, Holger Buggenhagen, Christian Schamberger, Rainer Berthold, Svenja Berthold, Stephan Stein, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Roman Kloeckner, Ricarda Neubauer, Lukas Müller, Julia Weinmann-Menke and Johannes Weimer

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