Introduction of Simulator-based Transesophageal Echocardiography into Medical School Ultrasound Curriculums
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Authors: Adam Beres, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Lahari Ramagiri, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Jonathan Zhou, The Ohio State University College of Medicine David Bahner, The Ohio State University Michael Prats, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ,
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an essential diagnostic tool for many cardiac pathologies, particularly when transthoracic echocardiography fails. Recent advances in TEE simulator technology enable student education without patient risk. Our study examined whether a simulator-based TEE training method would improve the confidence, knowledge, and skills of medical students without prior TEE instruction, and at what point in medical education such education would be most effective. This study demonstrates the feasibility of a simulator-based TEE education session on a cohort of medical students with varied ultrasound experience. The presented data suggests that the implementation of such sessions can help improve students’ confidence, knowledge, and skills with TEE.The results of this study could assist educators in effectively implementing TEE training into the medical curricula. Further investigation with a larger sample size can help determine the best way to implement TEE training in medical schools.