Qatar medical students master ultrasound scanning but struggle with clinical integration, study finds

Final-year medical students at Qatar University showed strong ultrasound image acquisition skills but a clear gap in applying findings to clinical reasoning. A qualitative study of 21 students and 15 faculty found preclinical training built technical proficiency, but unstructure…

• Early preclinical ultrasound teaching effectively built technical skills and confidence, yet clinical clerkship exposure remained opportunistic and unstructured.
• Both students and faculty identified weaknesses in interpretation of pathology, diagnostic reasoning, and translation of findings into clinical decision-making.
• A consensus emerged for a longitudinal, clinically integrated spiral curriculum that exposes students to abnormal findings and formalizes application across clerkships.

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