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Objective Orthopedics is not very common in many Brazilian medical schools, and there is no questionnaire to assess the teaching of musculoskeletal disorders during medical training. The Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project is an assessment tool for orthopedic residents in programs or fellowships recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). This study aims to translate the Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project into Portuguese and to perform its transcultural adaptation. Methods The translation and transcultural adaptation consisted of the initial translation into Portuguese, back-translation into English, preparation of a pretest consensual text, and the subsequent elaboration of a final text. Results The final text was deemed adequate and equivalent to the original one for the evaluation of orthopedics residents throughout their program. Conclusions Given the lack of instruments for the assessment of orthopedic residents, the translation and transcultural adaptation of the Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project were compatible; this can be an instrument for improved medical education.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective Orthopedics is not very common in many Brazilian medical schools, and there is no questionnaire to assess the teaching of musculoskeletal disorders during medical training. The Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project is an assessment tool for orthopedic residents in programs or fellowships recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). This study aims to translate the Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project into Portuguese and to perform its transcultural adaptation. Methods The translation and transcultural adaptation consisted of the initial translation into Portuguese, back-translation into English, preparation of a pretest consensual text, and the subsequent elaboration of a final text. Results The final text was deemed adequate and equivalent to the original one for the evaluation of orthopedics residents throughout their program. Conclusions Given the lack of instruments for the assessment of orthopedic residents, the translation and transcultural adaptation of the Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project were compatible; this can be an instrument for improved medical education.
Resumo Objetivo A ortopedia é uma especialidade pouco presente na formação de muitas escolas médicas brasileiras, sendo que não foi identificado nenhum questionário que avalie o ensino das desordens musculoesqueléticas durante a formação médica. O Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project constitui um instrumento de avaliação de residentes de ortopedia nos programas de residência ou bolsas credenciados pela ACGME (The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) e pelo ABOS (The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery). O objetivo é realizar a tradução para a língua portuguesa e adaptação transcultural do Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project. Métodos A tradução e adaptação transcultural consistiram na tradução inicial para o português, retro tradução para o inglês, análise para a obtenção de uma versão consensual pré-teste e posterior versão final. Resultados A versão final foi considerada adequada e equivalente à original para a avaliação dos residentes de ortopedia ao longo do programa de residência médica. Conclusões Diante da falta de instrumentos para a avaliação dos residentes em Ortopedia, a tradução e a adaptação transcultural do Orthopedic Surgery Milestone Project foi compatível, podendo ser um instrumento para uma formação médica mais adequada.
