Table 3 Students’ responses regarding their ultrasound-based teaching experience
MBBS students (%) | MD students (%) | Total (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Which of the following do you believe is more beneficial to your anatomy knowledge? | ||||
Traditional teaching methods | 3 (7.1) | 8 (7.5) | 11 (7.4) | 0.545 |
Ultrasound-based teaching | 0 (0) | 3 (2.8) | 3 (2) | |
Cross-sectional session combining traditional teaching methods and ultrasound-based | 39 (92.9) | 96 (89.7) | 135 (90.6) | |
Which of the following is the most important drawback regarding ultrasound-based based teaching that you identified? | ||||
Not enough time allocated in ultrasound station | 36 (85.7) | 77 (72) | 113 (75.8) | 0.021 |
Lack of ultrasound equipment | 1 (2.4) | 10 (9.3) | 11 (7.4) | 0.16 |
Difficulty of understanding ultrasound | 5 (11.9) | 22 (20.6) | 27 (18.1) | 0.261 |
Lack of faculty | 1 (2.4) | 2 (4.7) | 3 (2) | 0.81 |
None | 0 (0) | 5 (4.7) | 5 (3.4) | 0.164 |
Do you believe that it is feasible to integrate ultrasound: | ||||
In the current anatomy curriculum | 25 (59.5) | 45 (42.1) | 70 (47) | 0.027 |
In the clinical skills courses | 18 (42.9) | 54 (50.5) | 72 (48.3) | 0.522 |
In other basic science courses (physiology, pathology) | 9 (21.4) | 16 (15) | 25 (16.8) | 0.278 |
As a separate course | 16 (38.1) | 20 (18.7) | 36 (24.2) | 0.008 |
Not at all | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |