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The addition of an upper-extremity curriculum in medical school education and its assessment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19786404     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study assessed the impact of changes made to address the inadequate upper-extremity education through preclinical medical school curriculum reform. After the administration of a new upper-extremity curriculum, which also increased the time devoted to three preclinical medical school courses from 7.25 to 21.25 hours, second-year medical students were evaluated for mastery of these concepts through a national validated objective examination, and attitude and skill through clinical confidence and subjective surveys. After implementation of the new upper-extremity curriculum, students had significantly greater confidence in their ability to perform a physical examination but not in identifying differential diagnoses of the upper-extremity. Students were more satisfied with the amount of time spent on the musculoskeletal system but their performance in the national examination did not change.
Authors:
C S Day; C S Ahn; Y Yu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-09-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of hand surgery, European volume     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1532-2211     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hand Surg Eur Vol     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-13     Completed Date:  2010-03-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101315820     Medline TA:  J Hand Surg Eur Vol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  797-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston, MA, USA. cday1@bidmc.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Boston
Curriculum*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate*
Educational Measurement
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases*
Orthopedics / education*
Students, Medical
Upper Extremity*

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