Increasing medical student exposure to musculoskeletal medicine: the initial impact of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Interest Group

To investigate the impact of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Interest Group (OSSMIG) on medical student interest and confidence in core musculoskeletal (MSK) concepts through supplemental education and experiences at a single tertiary, academic institution. Medical student OSSMIG members...

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Published in:Advances in medical education and practice 2017-01, Vol.8, p.551-558
Main Authors: Mickelson, Dayne T, Louie, Philip K, Gundle, Kenneth R, Farnand, Alex W, Hanel, Douglas P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone surgery
Career development planning
Core curriculum
Curricula
Education
Educational aspects
Emergency medical care
Extracurricular activities
Graduate medical education
Health aspects
medical education
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
musculoskeletal education
Original Research
Orthopedics
Polls & surveys
Primary care
Special interest groups
Sports medicine
student teaching
Students
Study and teaching
supplemental experience
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Summary:To investigate the impact of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Interest Group (OSSMIG) on medical student interest and confidence in core musculoskeletal (MSK) concepts through supplemental education and experiences at a single tertiary, academic institution. Medical student OSSMIG members at various levels of training were anonymously surveyed at the beginning and end of the 2014-2015 academic year. Eighteen (N=18) medical student interest group members completed the survey. Significant improvement in their level of training was observed with regard to respondents' self-assessed competence and confidence in MSK medicine (
ISSN:1179-7258
1179-7258
DOI:10.2147/AMEP.S139701