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This skill is not currently included in undergraduate medical education in Peru.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aims to describe and evaluate the implementation of a POCUS course in undergraduate medical students.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A pre-experimental study, without a control or comparison group, in which a pretest and posttest were used to evaluate the same group of students. A theoretical-practical POCUS course was designed and implemented for fifth-year medical students at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima (Peru) during late 2019 and early 2020. Their prior knowledge was assessed using a pretest consisting of 10 short-answer questions. At the end of the course, a posttest consisting of 9 different questions on ultrasound image analysis and recognition was administered, and the same 10 pretest questions were also re-evaluated. Satisfaction and perception of learning were also assessed through a survey. A descriptive analysis was performed, obtaining absolute and relative frequencies. The Wilcoxon test for related samples was used to evaluate the differences between the pretest and posttest.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 26 students participated in the course, although only 19 completed the post-test (10 women and 9 men). The average pretest score before the course started was 4.8 (SD 2.2) points, indicating poor prior knowledge. This average increased to 18.5 (SD 1.6) points when they retested the pretest at the end of the course. The average posttest score was 12.2 (SD 3.3) points, which differed significantly from the initial pretest average (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001). Only 15 students responded to the satisfaction survey, with more than 50% reporting that they had fully acquired the ability to assess the inferior vena cava, bladder, free fluid in the thorax and abdomen, and right kidney. They also reported that the course met 97.5% of their prior expectations, but all considered the practical sessions with the ultrasound equipment to be essential. Although they considered that the best aspects of the course were learning how to use the ultrasound equipment and the small size of the groups, they suggested that the course could be improved by increasing its duration and the number of practical sessions, as well as by conducting the practical sessions with real patients presenting some type of pathology.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n We have successfully created a short theoretical and practical course on POCUS and have applied it for the first time to undergraduate medical students after their clinical rotations. This course has enabled them to perceive a significant improvement in their ability to recognize certain abdominal and pelvic organs and anatomical structures using ultrasound. 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