See, Touch, Learn: Enhancing DPT Students’ Palpation Skills and Anatomical Knowledge with AI Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Presented by Michael Morgan, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
This presentation highlights a TRAIL-funded pilot integrating AI-enhanced musculoskeletal ultrasound into a first-year DPT anatomy course to help students see, touch, and learn more effectively. After introducing the technology in accessible terms for a cross-disciplinary audience, the session presents detailed results across cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains. Data demonstrate meaningful improvements in anatomical understanding, palpation accuracy, and learner confidence. The project offers a scalable model for transforming anatomy education with AI-supported imaging.
