Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Educational Problems, Orthopedic Disorder, Emergencies

In brief

Patient commonly present with orthopedic injuries in the emergency department. Musculoskeletal education has not historically been emphasized in American medical schools, and the effectiveness of an orthopedic surgery rotation has not been well studied in emergency medicine (EM) training. Competency in musculoskeletal education has been tested previously with a validated instrument, the basic competency exam (BCE), to assess baseline knowledge in primary care and emergency physicians. Residents from 2 different EM residency training programs will be given the BCE to determine baseline musculoskeletal knowledge prior to their orthopedic surgery rotations. A post-test BCE will be given to the residents from both EM training programs upon completion of their orthopedic surgery rotation and compared.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03944746

Run by

Jared L. Cohen

People needed

80

Starts

2014-11-13

Expected to finish

2021-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Emergency Medicine Residents at either San Antonio Military Medical Center or University Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• Not emergency medicine residents at the inclusion sites.

Where it is running

• San Antonio Military Medical Center — San Antonio, Texas, United States (enrolling)
• San Antonio Military Medical Center — San Antonio, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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