Exploring the dynamics of ultrasound training in medical education: current trends, debates, and approaches to didactics and hands-on learning

F Recker, R Neubauer, Y Dong, AM Gschmack… - BMC Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Medical education, especially in ultrasound training, is undergoing significant
changes. This study examines practical issues in ultrasound medical education …

Emerging Trends in Ultrasound Education and Healthcare Clinical Applications: A Rapid Review

MD Lobo, S Miravent, RPP de Almeida - Emerging Technologies for …, 2024 - igi-global.com
In this chapter, the authors explore the transformation of ultrasound training in the digital era
of higher education. As the digital landscape redefines access to information and learning …

Innovations in ultrasound training in obstetrics

A Wittek, B Strizek, F Recker - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2024 - Springer
Methods This review examines recent innovations in ultrasound training, including
competency-based medical education (CBME), simulation technologies, technology-based …

Global survey on point-of-care ultrasound (pocus) use in child surgery

G Naidoo, M Salim, A Jackson, A Handa… - Pediatric Surgery …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To undertake a global assessment of existing ultrasound practices, barriers to
access, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training pathways, and the perceived clinical …

Simulator training in focus assessed transthoracic echocardiography (FATE) for undergraduate medical students: results from the FateSim randomized controlled trial

JM Weimer, FM Sprengart, T Vieth, S Göbel… - BMC Medical …, 2025 - Springer
Introduction Ultrasound is important in heart diagnostics, yet implementing effective cardiac
ultrasound requires training. While current strategies incorporate digital learning and …

Development and evaluation of a “simulator-based” ultrasound training program for university teaching in obstetrics and gynecology–the prospective GynSim study

J Weimer, F Recker, A Hasenburg… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study addresses the challenges of ultrasound education in obstetrics and
gynecology, focusing on the potential benefits of simulation techniques in medical training …

Medical student training with next-generation handheld ultrasound devices–hands on examination of fetal biometry in obstetrics

R Plöger, J Matschl, A Walter, U Gembruch… - BMC Medical …, 2025 - Springer
Introduction The technical development of ultrasound devices based on silicon chips has
revolutionized ultrasound examinations, leading to the implementation of these portable …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound education across European Federation of Radiographers Societies (EFRS) countries: Similarities and differences

B Kraus, G Harrison, R Santos, MRV Pedersen - Radiography, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Ultrasound education varies greatly across European healthcare systems. This
paper focuses on ultrasound academic education as a part of wider suite of surveys on …

Student ultrasound education–current views and controversies

CF Dietrich, RL Sirli, G Barth, M Blaivas… - Ultraschall in der …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
As an extension of the clinical examination and as a diagnostic and problem-solving tool,
ultrasound has become an established technique for clinicians. A prerequisite for high …

Development of a 3D-printed nuchal translucency model: a pilot study for prenatal ultrasound training

F Recker, L Remmersmann, E Jost… - Archives of Gynecology …, 2024 - Springer
Background We used two 3D ultrasound volumes of fetal heads at 13 weeks to create live-
size 3D-printed phantoms with a view to training or assessment of diagnostic abilities for …