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Table 5 Students’ perception of whether ultrasound-based teaching enhanced their anatomy knowledge

From: Introduction of ultrasound-based living anatomy into the medical curriculum: a survey on medical students’ perceptions

 

1 (%)

2 (%)

3 (%)

4(%)

5 (%)

Mean Likert score (CI)

p-value

Ultrasound demonstration is a necessary adjunct to traditional teaching methods during anatomy lab

 MBBS students

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (4.8)

12 (28.6)

27 (64.3)

4.6 (4.411–4.789)

 < 0.001

 MD students

0 (0)

3 (2.8)

8 (7.5)

62 (57.9)

34 (31.8)

4.189 (4.056–4.322)

 Total

0 (0)

3 (2)

10 (6.7)

74 (49.7)

61 (40.9)

4.301 (4.189–4.414)

Ultrasound-based teaching made anatomy lab more interesting

 MBBS students

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (4.8)

6 (14.3)

33 (78.6)

4.75 (4.576–4.924)

 < 0.001

 MD students

0 (0)

7 (6.5)

11 (10.3)

47 (43.9)

42 (39.3)

4.160 (3.994–4.327)

 Total

0 (0)

7 (4.7)

13 (8.7)

53 (35.6)

75 (50.3)

4.322 (4.186–4.458)

Ultrasound-based teaching helped me identifying organs and structures in the human body

 MBBS students

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (7.1)

12 (28.6)

26 (61.9)

4.55 (4.346–4.754)

 < 0.001

 MD students

2 (1.9)

9 (8.4)

26 (24.3)

39 (36.4)

31 (29)

3.830 (3.636–4.025)

 Total

2 (1.3)

9 (6)

29 (19.5)

51 (34.2)

57 (38.3)

4.027 (3.868–4.187)

Ultrasound helped me to reinforce my knowledge of the anatomical structures I have seen in other anatomical resources

 MBBS students

0 (0)

1 (2.4)

2 (4.8)

12 (28.6)

26 (61.9)

4.525 (4.296–4.754)

 < 0.001

 MD students

3 (2.8)

6 (5.6)

21 (19.6)

43 (40.2)

34 (31.8)

3.934 (3.741–4.126)

 Total

3 (2)

7 (4.7)

23 (15.4)

55 (36.9)

60 (40.3)

4.096 (3.938–4.254)

Ultrasound imaging on a living human effectively demonstrated important anatomy

 MBBS students

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (2.4)

8 (19)

32 (76.2)

4.75 (4.592–4.908)

 < 0.001

 MD students

0 (0)

2 (1.9)

8 (7.5)

55 (51.4)

42 (39.3)

4.283 (4.151–4.415)

 Total

0 (0)

2 (1.3)

9 (6)

63 (42.3)

74 (49.7)

4.411 (4.301–4.521)

Study anatomy in the living human body with ultrasound was more beneficial for my anatomy learning than studying anatomy in cadavers only

 MBBS students

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (7.1)

10 (23.8)

28 (66.7)

4.60 (4.398–4.802)

 < 0.001

 MD students

3 (2.8)

26 (24.3)

24 (22.4)

32 (29.9)

22 (20.6)

3.406 (3.184–3.628)

 Total

3 (2)

26 (17.4)

27 (18.1)

42 (28.2)

50 (33.6)

3.733 (3.542–3.923)

Ultrasound training during the anatomy lab gave me more confidence in my physical exam skills/future medical practice

 MBBS students

0 (0)

0 (0)

5 (11.9)

8 (19)

28 (66.7)

4.550 (4.322–4.779)

< 0.001

 MD students

1 (0.9)

9 (8.4)

23 (21.5)

42 (39.3)

32 (29.9)

3.877 (3.692–4.063)

 Total

1 (0.7)

9 (6)

28 (18.8)

50 (33.6)

60 (40.3)

4.062 (3.907–4.217)

  1. Bold fonts indicate statistical significant values