Open AccessA Primary Care Musculoskeletal Clinic for Residents
Author(s) -
Houston Thomas K.,
Connors Robert L.,
Cutler Naomi,
Nidiry Mary Anne
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.746
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1525-1497
pISSN - 0884-8734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , family medicine , medline , physical therapy , political science , law
Musculoskeletal complaints are common, but are often underemphasized 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.