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teaching ultrasound imaging rise undergraduate medical anatomy education however little research exploring use ultrasound preparatory graduate programs purpose study identify effects ultrasound imaging inclusion graduate gross anatomy course master medical sciences students enrolled prosectionbased anatomy course included pinned cadaver stations ultrasound station using ultrasound teaching assistants imaged volunteers demonstrating anatomical structures students previously learned cadaver stations students answered one ultrasound image question practical exam asked participate pre postcourse survey student practical lecture exam scores final course grades 2022 cohort compared historical control cohort 2021 via statistical analysis including survey administered 2022 cohort two hundred students 2021 cohort 164 students 2022 cohort participated study students 2022 cohort significantly higher scores 1 5 practical exams p 05 289 2 5 written exams p 05 207 p 05 311 survey data revealed increased p 05 1203 learning outcome achievement presurvey postsurvey intervention cohort students correctly answered ultrasound question performed significantly better practicals 3 p 05 4 p 05 missed ultrasound question findings suggest ultrasound imaging cadaver lab beneficial graduate students learning understanding gross anatomy