Leslie Rydberg, Nethra Ankam, Ashlee Bolger, Sarah Eickmeyer, Carley Sauter, Dorothy W Tolchin, Ravi E Kasi
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Abstract
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is a medical specialty that often gets less exposure during medical school rotations compared to other, larger specialties. In addition, there are limited standardized learning objectives available to guide the creation of PM&R clinical experiences. This study serves to address the existing gap in PM&R learning objectives for medical school clinical experiences, utilizing the modified Delphi process to reach consensus. Seven PM&R medical education leaders created a list of PM&R- specific learning objectives. Using the modified Delphi technique, a group of 16 medical student educators reviewed and modified the learning objectives to come to consensus. A comprehensive list of 75 final learning objectives were created for clinical medical school rotations in PM&R using a modified Delphi process. These learning objectives can be a starting point for medical educators in PM&R to define specific educational goals for their specific clinical rotations.
期刊介绍:
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on the practice, research and educational aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Monthly issues keep physiatrists up-to-date on the optimal functional restoration of patients with disabilities, physical treatment of neuromuscular impairments, the development of new rehabilitative technologies, and the use of electrodiagnostic studies. The Journal publishes cutting-edge basic and clinical research, clinical case reports and in-depth topical reviews of interest to rehabilitation professionals.
Topics include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions, brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiopulmonary disease, trauma, acute and chronic pain, amputation, prosthetics and orthotics, mobility, gait, and pediatrics as well as areas related to education and administration. Other important areas of interest include cancer rehabilitation, aging, and exercise. The Journal has recently published a series of articles on the topic of outcomes research. This well-established journal is the official scholarly publication of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).