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Table 2 Themes and subthemes

From: Why are medical students so motivated to learn ultrasound skills? A qualitative study

Themes

Subthemes

1. Perception of professional benefits

- Benefits as a medical student

- Benefits as a physician

2. The exciting experience component

- Fascination

- Social aspects of learning US

- A practical skill

- Learning US as a challenge

3. The positive nimbus of US

- US as a modern tool

- Advantages for patients

4. The power of visualisation