1. Addressing musculoskeletal curricular inadequacies within undergraduate medical education
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Jason Peeler
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Pre-clerkship ,Undergraduate medical education ,Orthopaedics ,physical medicine & rehabilitation ,Rheumatology ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and diseases place a significant burden on the health care system. Despite this, research indicates that physician training in the area of MSK medicine has historically been inadequate, with a majority of medical students feeling that their training in MSK medicine is lacking. The goal of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of a new preclinical MSK curriculum that was implemented within a nationally accredited allopathic medical program. Methods Retrospective analysis was completed on five consecutive years (2017–2021) of preclinical MSK curricular data for 549 medical students, including mid and end-of-course examinations and end-of-course student satisfaction surveys. Both parametric and non-parametric methods of analysis were used to examine within and between class differences (P
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- 2024
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