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Call for papers - Ultrasound education

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Florian Recker, MD, MME, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany


BMC Medical Education called for submissions to its Collection on ultrasound in medical education. Ultrasound has become an integral part of medical education, providing valuable insights and enhancing diagnostic and procedural skills among healthcare professionals. As ultrasound applications continue to expand across various medical specialties, there is a growing need for effective educational strategies to ensure competence among learners. This Collection aimed to showcase cutting-edge research, best practices, and novel approaches in ultrasound education, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among educators, clinicians, and researchers.

New Content ItemThis Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being.

Meet the Guest Editor

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Florian Recker, MD, MME, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany

Dr Florian Recker, MD, MME is the Head of the Centre for Medical Education in Obstetrics and the Centre for Ultrasound Research and Innovations in Obstetrical Science (CURIOS) at the University Hospital Bonn, Germany.  His research focuses in particular on new and innovative technologies and concepts in ultrasound education and training. He also utilizes the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence and 3D printing technology. A particular focus is on the application of point-of-care ultrasound and its multidisciplinary areas of application in training. 

About the Collection

BMC Medical Education called for submissions to its Collection on ultrasound in medical education. 

Ultrasound has become an integral part of medical education, providing valuable insights and enhancing diagnostic and procedural skills among healthcare professionals. As ultrasound applications continue to expand across various medical specialties, there is a growing need for effective educational strategies to ensure competence among learners. This Collection aimed to showcase cutting-edge research, best practices, and novel approaches in ultrasound education, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among educators, clinicians, and researchers. 

The Collection covered a broad range of topics related to ultrasound education, including but not limited to: 

  • Innovative teaching methods and curricular design 
  • Assessment strategies for ultrasound competency 
  • Integration of ultrasound into medical school and residency programs 
  • Interprofessional education in ultrasound 
  • Simulation-based ultrasound training 
  • Use of technology and virtual platforms in ultrasound education 
  • Impact of ultrasound education on patient outcomes 


This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG #3: Good Health and Well-Being


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  1. An educational gap for point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) training exists within Internal Medicine (IM) residency programs in that there is currently no standardized training paradigm. To address this need, we d...

    Authors: Harry Kuperstein, Werda Alam, Azzam Paroya, Kinner Patel and Sahar Ahmad
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2025 25:261
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a versatile and cost-effective technology that can significantly enhance medical education and clinical practice. This study examines the acceptance of POCUS among medical s...

    Authors: Hendrik Leif Meyer, Jonas Einloft, Simon Bedenbender, Philipp Russ, Nadine Schlicker, Andre Ganser, Martin Christian Hirsch, Christian Görg and Ivica Grgic
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2025 25:255
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Central venous catheter placement has been associated with mechanical complications, some of which can be life-threatening. Recent studies have shown that simulation-based education on ultrasound-guided centra...

    Authors: Joho Tokumine, Tomoko Yorozu, Kiyoshi Moriyama, Teruko Suzuki and Chikako Okada
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2025 25:131
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. There exists no standardized longitudinal curriculum for teaching bedside ultrasonography (US) in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellowship programs. Given the importance of mastering bedside US i...

    Authors: Harry Kuperstein, Kunal Gada, Werda Alam and Sahar Ahmad
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2025 25:123
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. The technical development of ultrasound devices based on silicon chips has revolutionized ultrasound examinations, leading to the implementation of these portable handheld devices (PUD) in different medical fi...

    Authors: Ruben Plöger, Julia Matschl, Adeline Walter, Ulrich Gembruch, Brigitte Strizek, Charlotte Behning, Agnes Wittek and Florian Recker
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2025 25:103
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become integral to emergency medicine (EM) as a critical diagnostic support tool. In Finland, where EM was formally recognised as a specialty as recently as in 2013, a hist...

    Authors: J. Järvinen, O. Hannula, A. Meuronen and K. Mattila
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2025 25:92
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  7. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of combining fetal heart sequential cross-sectional scanning with drawing methods, mind mapping, and case-based learning (CBL) for training in fetal conotruncal an...

    Authors: Jie Ren, Xiangyang Huang, Dongmei Yang and Chaoxue Zhang
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1527
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Ultrasound training is crucial for residents across specialties but presents challenges for residents that are not specializing in ultrasound. Investigating the effectiveness of competency-based ultrasound cur...

    Authors: ZhenZhen Jiang, Jun Wang, XingMei Chen, YuJie Li, DiJia Ni, JianBo Zhu, YunYi Tang, LinXin Qian, Ting Wang, Hui Zhu, YuJie Dai, HuiMing Song, Qi Zhang, YiPing Bao, YuanYuan Zheng and XiaTian Liu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1516
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  9. Recent international consensus statements advocate for the integration of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) into the global undergraduate medical curriculum. Some medical schools outside Saudi Arabia have alrea...

    Authors: Rajkumar Rajendram, Abdullah Olayan Alrasheed, Abdulaziz Ahmed Boqaeid, Faris Khalid Alkharashi, Salman Sufian Qasim and Arif Hussain
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1513
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Despite the importance of Ultrasound-guided Regional Anaesthesia (UGRA) in Emergency Medicine (EM), there is significant variability in UGRA training among emergency physicians. We recently developed a one-day...

    Authors: Flavia Resta, Bruno Barcella, Valentina Angeli, Elena Lago, Annunziata Santaniello, Andrea Simone Dedato, Clarissa Elisabeth Centurioni, Elena Regeni, Simone Savastano, Enrico Baldi, Enrico Contri, Riccardo Maffeis, Pietro Denti, Valeria Musella, Azzurra Schicchi, Davide Lonati…
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1510
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  11. As Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education is increasingly incorporated in undergraduate medical education (UME), evaluation of the effectiveness of various ultrasound-related curricula is a developing fiel...

    Authors: Petra Rocic, Ryan Garrison, Kyle Stitle, Austin Reynolds and Rebecca Andrews-Dickert
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1493
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly used across medical specialties, calling for timely and relevant ultrasound education in specialty training. To enable customizing such education, we aimed to explore m...

    Authors: Pernille Gram, Thomas Purup, Emilie Marie Eriksen, Stina Søbye, Simone Kjaergaard Wielandt, Kasper Astorp, Martin Bach Jensen and Camilla Aakjaer Andersen
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1489
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) education has become an essential component of medical school curricula. Ultrasound represents a highly effective teaching modality to reinforce anatomical knowledge gained dur...

    Authors: Ferris Zeitouni, Caitlyn Matejka, Matthew Boomer, Vaughan H Lee, Gregory L. Brower, Anthony Hewetson, Jongyeol Kim, Jennifer Mitchell, David S. Edwards and Gurvinder Kaur
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1476
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. As ultrasound is one of the most utilized imaging procedures in clinical practice in Germany, its integration into undergraduate medical education is imperative. Thereby, the limited availability of qualified ...

    Authors: Lone Winter, Ricarda Neubauer, Johannes Weimer, Christoph F. Dietrich, Agnes Wittek, Lina Schiestl, Milka Marinova, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Brigitte Strizek and Florian Recker
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1369
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  16. Utilising ultrasound technology has resulted in higher success and lower complication rates during regional anaesthesia (RA) procedures. Proper training is necessary to accurately identify structures, optimise...

    Authors: Mohammad Nizam Mokhtar, Siti Aisyah Suhaini, Weng Ken Chan, Iskandar Khalid, Kok Wang Tan, Angelina Chia Chia Lim, Maryam Budiman, Afifah Samsudin, Asmah Azizeh, Vimal Varma Spor Madiman and Azarinah Izaham
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1350
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  17. Medical education, especially in ultrasound training, is undergoing significant changes. This study examines practical issues in ultrasound medical education, emphasizing state-of-the-art teaching methods, the...

    Authors: Florian Recker, Ricarda Neubauer, Yi Dong, Anna Maria Gschmack, Christian Jenssen, Kathleen Möller, Michael Blaivas, Prats Michael Ignacio, Claudia Lucius, Johannes Ruppert, Sophie-Luise Sänger, Roxana Sirli, Johannes Weimer, Susan Campbell Westerway, Constantinos Zervides and Christoph Frank Dietrich
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1311
    Content type: Review Published on:

  18. Traditional methods of training in ultrasound technology make it difficult for postgraduate reproductive medicine students to rapidly develop into doctors who can perform clinical examinations independently. I...

    Authors: Xin Li, Hao Li, HuiXia Zhang and Gang Li
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1270
    Content type: Research Published on:

  19. Ultrasound technology is indispensable in perinatal care due to its non-invasive and painless nature, offering vital insights into foetal development and childbirth. With the academisation of midwifery in Germ...

    Authors: Julia Groos, Adeline Walter, Ruben Plöger, Brigitte Strizek, Ulrich Gembruch, Agnes Wittek and Florian Recker
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1209
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  20. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is integral to routine clinical diagnostics for musculoskeletal and joint disorders. This study aims to establish and validate a sonography course tailored to undergraduate me...

    Authors: Andreas Weimer, Florian Recker, Thomas Vieth, Holger Buggenhagen, Christian Schamberger, Rainer Berthold, Svenja Berthold, Stephan Stein, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Roman Kloeckner, Ricarda Neubauer, Lukas Müller, Julia Weinmann-Menke and Johannes Weimer
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1193
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. Augmented reality (AR) technology involving head-mounted displays (HMD) represents a significant innovation in medical education, particularly for training in guided invasive procedures. Novice physicians ofte...

    Authors: Shu-Chen Liao, Shih-Chieh Shao, Shi-Ying Gao and Edward Chia-Cheng Lai
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1058
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional medical education, prompting innovative teaching methods for practical skills training. The teledidactic TELUS ultrasound course, launched in 2020–2021, aimed to pro...

    Authors: Elena Höhne, Valentin S. Schäfer, Ricarda Neubauer, Jennifer Gotta, Philipp Reschke, Agnes Wittek and Florian Recker
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1022
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  23. Objective assessment of skills after training is essential for safe implementation of lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). In low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) there is a need for assessment tools witho...

    Authors: Veronique Suttels, Ines Chichignoud, Prudence Ablo Wachinou, Jacques Daniel Du Toit, Pierre-André Mans, Juan Manuel Blanco, Gildas Agodokpessi, Thomas Brahier, Mary-Anne Hartley, Elena Garcia and Noémie Boillat-Blanco
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:939
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  24. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is rapidly gaining prominence in various clinical settings. As its use becomes more widespread, there is a growing need for comprehensive ultrasound training in medical educati...

    Authors: Elena Höhne, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Simon Michael Petzinna, Agnes Wittek, Jennifer Gotta, Philipp Reschke and Florian Recker
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:894
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  25. There is little to no data evaluating long term usage of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) after a training intervention for medical students. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an intensive...

    Authors: Audrey Herbert, Frances M. Russell, Robinson M. Ferre, James Wilcox, Dina Peterson, Jean Davis, Bita Zakeri, Matthew Hays and Paul M. Wallach
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:884
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  27. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) consists of a range of increasingly important imaging modalities across a variety of specialties. Despite a variety of accreditation pathways available in the UK, lung POCUS tr...

    Authors: Mark ZY Tan, Annemarie Brunswicker, Harry Bamber, Alistair Cranfield, Evangelos Boultoukas and Sam Latif
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:713
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  29. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a critical diagnostic tool in various medical settings, yet its instruction in medical education is inconsistent. The Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension (RUSH) proto...

    Authors: Lukas Martin Müller-Wirtz, William M. Patterson, Sascha Ott, Annika Brauchle, Andreas Meiser, Thomas Volk, Ulrich Berwanger and David Conrad
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:360
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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection; please select "Ultrasound education" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.