Musculoskeletal Knowledge on the in-Training Examination Improves in Family Medicine Residents Participating in a Longitudinal Sports Medicine Clinical Track.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2024
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study aims to assess the impacts of a sports medicine (SM) track on musculoskeletal (MSK) knowledge of family medicine (FM) residents. In-training examination (ITE) results were used to compare the MSK knowledge of FM residents with and without SM track participation.
METHODS: A single-center, retrospective study was completed on 85 FM residents from the 2018 to 2024 graduating classes who completed the ITE from 2017 to 2021. Residents were categorized by participation in the SM track, where half a day of FM continuity clinic per week is replaced with an SM clinic, supervised by a fellowship-trained SM physician. ITE scores throughout training were compared between the 2 groups using mixed-effects regression.
RESULTS: The ITE MSK scores increased among both SM track participants (+77 points/year,
CONCLUSIONS: Our data demonstrates that participation in an SM track is associated with an increase in MSK knowledge of ITE, suggesting that an SM track may provide FM residents with a better understanding of MSK conditions.
Volume
11
First Page
23821205241250145
Last Page
23821205241250145
ISSN
2382-1205
Published In/Presented At
Furr, M., Tumin, D., & Ferderber, M. L. (2024). Musculoskeletal Knowledge on the in-Training Examination Improves in Family Medicine Residents Participating in a Longitudinal Sports Medicine Clinical Track. Journal of medical education and curricular development, 11, 23821205241250145. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241250145
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
38706938
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Sports Medicine Division
Document Type
Article