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Turning obstacles into opportunity: experience of integrating point-of-care ultrasound into a first year medical school course
Authors Kang TL
Received 18 April 2013
Accepted for publication 1 May 2013
Published 20 June 2013 Volume 2013:4 Pages 133—134
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S46901
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Peer reviewer comments 1
Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
For over 100 years, medical schools throughout the United States have typically followed a standardized curriculum that clearly delineates the preclinical (basic and clinical sciences) and clinical years (patient encounters and care). However, the transfer of learning that is derived from isolated data of basic science to clinically relevant information has been a topic of much debate and study throughout the years.
Recently, educators have attempted to unite the preclinical and bedside principles in an effort to make the basic sciences more relevant to medical practice. Basic, clinical, and social sciences are taught simultaneously to reaffirm "the importance of the relationship between the practitioner and patient. Further, the practitioner should focus [on the patient] as a whole, be informed by evidence, and make use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing." Although implementation of an integrated learning curriculum in medical school poses political, logistical, and financial challenges, its rewards for the student may be profound.
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