Abstract
Musculoskeletal complaints are common, but are often under-emphasized in residency training. We evaluated the experience of residents (12) in 4 sessions of an innovative concentrated ambulatory, community-based musculoskeletal (MS) clinic precepted by general internists with additional training in teaching MS medicine. Compared with the yearlong longitudinal house staff (HS) clinic experience, the mean number of musculoskeletal diagnoses per resident seen in MS clinic was higher (13.9 [standard deviation 4.0] vs 5.4 [standard deviation 4.0]; P < .01). Common diagnoses in MS clinic included shoulder, hip, and knee tendonitis/bursitis, and the majority of diagnoses in HS clinic were nonspecific arthralgia (66%). Fifty-two injections were performed in MS clinic over the year, compared with one in HS clinic.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 524-529 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of general internal medicine |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 5 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2004 |
Keywords
- Housestaff
- Musculoskeletal
- Primary care
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine