A prospective case-control study on online teaching of ultrasonography skills to medical students during COVID-19 pandemic.

A new Online interactive Ultrasound Teaching (OUT) was developed in our institution in March 2021 during COVID-19 outbreak. This is a case control study on 65 final year medical students to compare OUT with conventional face-to-face ultrasound tutorials. There were 31 female and 34 male students. Median age was 23 years old (Range 21-30). Students were randomly assigned into two different teaching groups. Competency in conducting ultrasonic exam was assessed by Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS). 32 students were randomized into the control group (face to face teaching) while 33 students were randomized into the case group (OUT). Baseline demographic characteristics were comparable between the two groups ( Ultrasonographic skills performance was comparable between students who were taught by OUT and conventional face-to-face tutorial.

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The authors declare the following conflict of interests: Michael Co served as the unpaid Guest Editor of the special issue "Medical Education during the COVID-19 pandemic – Lessons learnt and the way forward" in Heliyon. The peer review process of this article was handled by an unaffiliated Associate Editor at Heliyon.