Inadequacies of musculoskeletal medicine curriculum for undergraduate medical students: a cross-sectional study
São Paulo med. j
; 138(3): 229-234, May-June 2020. tab, graf
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em Inglês
| LILACS, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1139692
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
Musculoskeletal disorders account for up to one in four of general-practice consultations and almost one third of complaints in primary-care clinical practice. However, an insufficient amount of time and importance is given to their teaching in most medical schools.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the acquisition of musculoskeletal competences in our institution, in order to identify flaws and propose changes to correct and improve the musculoskeletal curriculum. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
Cross-sectional study conducted in São Paulo, Brazil.METHODS:
First to fifth-year medical students were enrolled in a survey using the Freedman and Bernstein musculoskeletal examination, in order to evaluate the acquisition of musculoskeletal competencies. Categorical data were analyzed using the chi-square test. Continuous data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The level of significance was set as P < 0.05.RESULTS:
A total of 545 students completed the questionnaire from year 2, 115/167 (29.6%); from year 3, 118/138 (30.4%); from year 4, 98/130 (25.3%); and from year 5, 57/110 (14.7%). None of the students achieved the pass mark (established as 70%). The level of confidence in performing musculoskeletal examination was very low (3.7 ± 2.2; n = 386) and bore no relationship to the percentage of correct answers in the questionnaire (r = 0.331; 95% confidence interval, CI 0.239-0.417; P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
Undergraduate teaching is the only exposure most general practitioners have to orthopedic problems. Universities are concerned about the adequacy of the musculoskeletal programs taught in their institutions. Student scores were found to be unsatisfactory in all the topics evaluated.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Brasil
Base de dados:
LILACS
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Educação de Graduação em Medicina
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
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