Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0104p173 | Other (E.g. Education, Teaching) | SFEIES24

Evaluating the introduction of a practical thyroid ultrasound teaching session for 3rd year medical students

Austin Isobel , Denver Catherine , Cvasciuc Titus , Ellis Peter , Johnston Philip C.

Background and Aims: The use of thyroid ultrasound is gaining in popularity at undergraduate level, this can help augment students understanding of both anatomy and endocrinology. We aimed to embed a weekly one hour thyroid ultrasound practical teaching session as part of the QUB (Queen’s University Belfast) 3 rd year medical student’s endocrine and diabetes rotation. Students completed a questionnaire on the effectiveness of the teaching.<p class="abs...