An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Medical School Musculoskeletal Curriculum at an Academic Medical Center

Q2 Social Sciences

Higher Learning Research Communications Pub Date : 2018-12-26 DOI:10.18870/HLRC.V8I2.422

Andy Lalka, R. Caldwell, A. Black, F. Scott

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Abstract

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are common medical problems encountered by physicians and affected 126.6 million Americans in 2012. Musculoskeletal education has inadequate in United States medical schools. Objective: To determine the musculoskeletal competency of third year medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional 25-question nationally validated musculoskeletal competency exam was given to the third year medical students. A survey was given to second and third year medical students to assess students’ level of interest in musculoskeletal medicine and their feedback regarding the curriculum. Results: The mean score of the competency exam was 69.0%. There was 48/107 (44.9%) students’ who reached the minimum passing score of 70%. Free-response feedback from both classes featured themes of more hands-on learning, a longer clinical block, and more small-group learning sessions. Conclusions: Third year medical students scored relatively well on the exam. Student feedback suggests the 2-week musculoskeletal block is useful and relevant to their future careers.

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某学术医学中心医学院肌肉骨骼课程的有效性评估

背景：肌肉骨骼障碍是医生遇到的常见医疗问题，2012年影响了1.266亿美国人。美国医学院的肌肉骨骼教育不足。目的：确定医学三年级学生的肌肉骨骼能力。方法：对医学三年级的学生进行25道题的全国性肌肉骨骼能力考试。对医学二年级和三年级的学生进行了一项调查，以评估学生对肌肉骨骼医学的兴趣水平以及他们对课程的反馈。结果：能力测试的平均成绩为69.0%，达到最低及格分数70%的学生有48/107人（44.9%）。两个课程的免费反馈都以更多的动手学习、更长的临床区块和更多的小组学习为主题。结论：医学三年级学生的考试成绩相对较好。学生的反馈表明，为期两周的肌肉骨骼阻滞对他们未来的职业生涯很有用。

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