Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 152-156 , May 2010

Is Basic Emergency Ultrasound Training Feasible as Part of Standard Undergraduate Medical Education?

  • Petrut Gogalniceanu, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Dr. Petrut Gogalniceanu, MBBS, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London, Academic Surgical Unit, Praed Street, London W2 1NY United Kingdom; fax: +44 207 886 1810
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  • Yezen Sheena, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Oxford Deanery School of Surgery, Department of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • Elika Kashef, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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  • Sanjay Purkayastha, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
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  • Ara Darzi, PC, KBE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
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  • Paraskevas Paraskeva, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00036-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.02.008

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 152-156 , May 2010

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