BRIEF REPORTS Competency in Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine: Evaluating a PGY-1 Curriculum Steve A. Watts, MD; Zhen Zhang, PhD BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The introduction of a pre- All PGY-1 residents in the 2006– scribed curriculum and a clinical rotation in the PGY-1 year of 2009 academic years completed a family medicine training can enhance learning in musculoskeletal clinical rotation in primary care and sports medicine. Combining learning experiences in sports sports medicine (PCSM) and group medicine and musculoskeletal medicine in the early stages of sessions in orthopedic and musculo- training establishes a base to master the required competencies skeletal skills ...
BRIEF REPORTS fmCASES National Examination as a Pretest in a Family Medicine Clerkship Dana R. Nguyen, MD; Jessica T. Servey, MD; LaTraia S. Scott, MD BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pretests have been shown to contribute foundation for future successful li- to improved performance on standardized tests by serving to facilitate devel- censing examination performance. opment of individualized study plans. fmCASES is an existing validated ex- Previous studies demonstrate the amination used widely in family medicine clerkships throughout the country. ability of clerkship practice tests to Our study aimed to determine if implementation of the fmCASES National predict performance on NBME sub- ...
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