TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chou, Jiling
AU  - Cipriano, Kevin
AU  - Desale, Sameer
AU  - Malmut, Laura
TI  - Benefit of Outpatient Musculoskeletal Medicine Experience Early in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency
SN  - 0894-9115
PY  - 2023///
KW  - *Internship and Residency
KW  - *Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
KW  - Clinical Competence
KW  - Curriculum
KW  - Education, Medical, Graduate/mt [Methods]
KW  - Humans
KW  - Outpatients
KW  - Automated
KW  - MedStar Health Research Institute
KW  - MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
KW  - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present
N2  - ABSTRACT: Musculoskeletal care for persons with disabilities is an important competency in physical medicine and rehabilitation training. The optimal timing of musculoskeletal medicine rotations in the physical medicine and rehabilitation residency curriculum is unknown. The objective of this study is to determine whether outpatient experience in musculoskeletal medicine increases resident use of musculoskeletal examination skills in the inpatient setting. An eight-item multiple-choice questionnaire was administered monthly to 19 physical medicine and rehabilitation residents rotating on inpatient services inquiring about number and types of musculoskeletal examinations performed on each inpatient rotation. Seventy-one surveys were collected with a 90% response rate. Significant increases were noted in number of knee examinations and shoulder examinations performed on inpatient rotations after residents completed 2 mos of outpatient musculoskeletal medicine. Most postgraduate year 2 residents (76%) felt that they would perform more musculoskeletal examinations on their inpatient rotations if they had more outpatient musculoskeletal experience at that point in their training. The results suggest that outpatient musculoskeletal experience increases resident use of musculoskeletal examination skills in the inpatient setting. Earlier outpatient musculoskeletal experience in combination with a greater focus on teaching musculoskeletal examination skills in the inpatient setting can support residents in learning how to provide comprehensive musculoskeletal care to individuals with disabilities. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002177
ER  -