title: Sounding out the future of ultrasound education.
abstract: As in so many other fields, the internet has revolutionised medical education. It has done this by circumventing the traditional constraints of medical education, in particular the availability of local resources such as teachers and textbooks. This "education revolution" has been most successful in the areas of theoretical knowledge. This article explores the available resources, and the challenges that arise when attempting to teach point-of-care ultrasound via the internet, such as the visuomotor and visuospatial skills required to create a diagnostic image. This article also describes the progress to date in this field.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Australia; Emergency Care, Sydney Adventist and Royal North Shore Hospital Hospitals, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowra
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Fremantle Hospital, Australia; University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goudie
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, USA; Emergency Department, Salt Lake City Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mallin
keywords: Education; clinician ultrasound; developing countries; emergency medicine; internet; point-of-care ultrasound