Simulated EFAST module enhances applied abdominal anatomy learning in first-year medical students
Aby S. Charles, John Kandam Kulathu Mathew, Sandeep Nathanael David, Deepak Vinod Francis · 2026
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Aby Charles and colleagues published a 2026 education study using a simulated trauma ultrasound module to teach abdominal anatomy to first-year medical students. The module rehearsed the EFAST scan, the emergency ultrasound survey used after road accidents, under an emergency physician's supervision. Two cohorts, of ninety-one and ninety-seven students, took knowledge tests before and after on ultrasound use, clinical reasoning, and anatomy, and joined focus groups about the experience.
Scores rose by about thirty-one percent overall, with the largest gains in ultrasound and clinical-scenario questions and a smaller, real gain in anatomy. One cohort improved by over forty percent and the other by over twenty-one percent. Students welcomed the hands-on format and reported clear educational value. Learning anatomy through a simulated emergency, the authors argue, ties structure to purpose from the very first year of training.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aby S. Charles, John Kandam Kulathu Mathew, Sandeep Nathanael David, Deepak Vinod Francis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20526 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |