The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton recently partnered with SonoSite, Inc. to conduct an Ultrasound Pilot Project on the medical schools campus in Florida. The project involves training second year medical students in the use of SonoSites Titan portable ultrasound units. The purpose of the pilot project is to train and assess the proficiency of second year medical students in scanning normal anatomy and determine how this training translates into their future use of this equipment and technique in clinical practice.
OMSII Morganna Freeman receives training on Titan Ultrasound by SonoSites ultrasound technologist April Roy, RDMS.
According to Virginia Syperda, D.O., clinical professor of radiology and lead investigator for the project, use of ultrasound is an educational experience usually received by physicians at their resident level. The Ultrasound Pilot Project will instruct second year students in this diagnostic practice prior to their clinical training and will ultimately determine whether they are able to apply the principles as they progress through their clinical rotations. “Students trained to identify normal anatomic structures through the ultrasound process early in their medical education should be closer to being able to identify pathologic conditions in their future medical practice,” said Syperda.
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