Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Medical education, Ultrasound
Brief summary
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a complex procedure and requires lifelong theoretical and practical training to ensure continued professional development. Currently, the teaching approach for experts in MSUS is theoretical preparation first and then hands-on training, the Tell-Then-Do approach. The existing literature on optimizing training for experts is sparse, and it is unknown if the training intervention Discovery Learning could be a more effective teaching method for this group of learners.
Interventions
OTHERDiscovery learning (DL)
DL makes the trainee practice before giving them instruction, Do-Then-Tell, thereby promoting their ability to use and build upon their existing knowledge.
Sponsors
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Experts in MSUS, defined as physicians who have performed more than 1000 MSUS examinations
Exclusion criteria
* Physicians who have not performed 1000 MSUS examinations.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| How do experts in MSUS approach a new and unfamiliar MSUS task? | January 2023 | All performances will be analyzed to examine how the experts solve the MSUS case, e.g., do they use the available material etc? More specifically, how much time (in seconds) do they use on different problem-solving methods such as information seeking, trial and error, and systematic evaluation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| How do the experts respond to DL? | January 2023 | i.e., are they comfortable changing the learning situation from Tell-Then-Do to Do-Then-Tell? The participants will fill out a post-course questionnaire. 10 questions to be answered on a 5 point Likert scale from (range 1-5). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed