Ultrasound simulator-assisted teaching of cardiac anatomy to preclinical anatomy students: A pilot randomized trial of a three-hour learning exposure

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-30

  Canty, David Jeffrey ^a,b   Hayes, Jenny A ^a   Story, David Andrew ^c   Royse, Colin Forbes ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy teaching; Cardiac anatomy; Cardiovascular anatomy; Computer aided learning; Gross anatomy education; Medical education; Simulation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920371932     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1452     Document Type: Article

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