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Assessment of knowledge retention and the value of proctored ultrasound exams after the introduction of an emergency ultrasound curriculum

Vicki E Noble1*, Bret P Nelson2, A Nicholas Sutingco3, Keith A Marill4 and Hilarie Cranmer4

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1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, Massachusetts, USA

2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1190 Fifth Avenue, NY, New York, USA

3 Department of Emergency Medicine, INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital, 3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 32 Francis St., Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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BMC Medical Education 2007, 7:40 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-7-40

Published: 30 October 2007

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Ultrasound Image Recognition Test. Copy of test used in the study with questions and images.

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