A one-week rotation in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Katz, Richard T.; Sutin, Judith; Keen, Misbah; Betts, Henry B.

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“…As such, there have been numerous attempts to implement electives in PMR into medical curricula across medical schools in the United States, which have all been successful at increasing student understanding of the field. 10 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 Unlike the studies that have examined these programs in the United States, many of which varied between 1 and 2 weeks in length, the present study determined that even after limited exposure through a program like PREP, medical students had a significant increase in their understanding of PMR. This suggests curriculum demands may not need to be large to have an effect and given the current demand from multiple specialties for increased time in the formal curriculum, a program such as PREP may be more feasible to implement without radically changing current medical school curricula.…”

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The Effect of a 2-Week Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program on Specialty Interest and Understanding of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sheppard

Smyth

Dow

et al. 2020

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation

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Objective To assess the effect the Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program (PREP) had on student career interest and improving understanding of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR). Design During a 2-week program, students were exposed to a PMR elective, workshop, career presentation, and panel discussion with PMR residents. Interest and understanding were assessed using pre- and postprogram questionnaires. Setting PREP was held at a Canadian medical school during the summer between the second and third years of undergraduate medical training. Participants Second-year medical student participants (N=40) (26 women and 14 men, aged 20 to >30 y) were randomly selected from 74 applicants at a Canadian medical school. Interventions Of the 40 program participants, 20 participated in a PMR elective and specialty-specific workshop. The full cohort of 40 participants participated in the PMR career presentation and PMR resident panel discussion. Main Outcome Measure Primary outcome measure was an increase in understanding of the PMR specialty. Results Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of physiatrists increased significantly, with larger trends in those with greater exposure time. After PREP, comfort level in common PMR procedures also significantly increased. Higher exposure time was correlated with an increased top 3 career selection. Student interest in PMR did not significantly change after the program. Conclusion Although no statistically significant effects were found from the 2-week PREP in this population in terms of career choice, benefits were found in the participants comfort with PMR procedures and understanding the roles and responsibilities of physiatrists. A brief exposure as part of a 2-week summer elective is beneficial for career decision planning and may be feasible to implement in medical curricula.

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The Effect of a 2-Week Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program on Specialty Interest and Understanding of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sheppard

Smyth

Dow

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“…From 1987 in the UK to 2017 in Germany, different PMR programs were designed for undergraduate medical students consisting of lectures; seminars; physical examination classes; multidisciplinary rehabilitation clinics; and some educational courses on orthotics, prosthetics, physical modalities, etc. [ 11 12 ] These programs expectedly resulted in higher satisfaction, more accurate rehabilitation knowledge, and improved attitude among students and finally some of them chose PMR as their specialty. [ 8 13 14 ] Researchers in Christiana Care Health System suggested that primary care physicians should also be educated about the benefits of referring patients to physiatrists.…”

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Evaluation of physical medicine and rehabilitation course for undergraduate medical students: A mixed-methods study

Razavi

Azadvari

Hosseini

et al. 2021

J Edu Health Promot

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BACKGROUND: The objective was to evaluate an innovative physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) course for undergraduate students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and their attitude and knowledge change following course participation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-one medical students filled the knowledge, attitude, and satisfaction forms pre- and postintervention. Nineteen medical students, two faculty physiatrists, two residents, two physical therapists, and two occupational therapists participated in the focus groups. RESULTS: We found significant attitude improvements. They declared the usefulness of PMR course for undergraduate. Moreover, they agreed that physiatrists could be first choice for refer of musculoskeletal patients and they preferred PMR as future career after course experience. Also, they preferred to refer musculoskeletal patients including carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, nonspecific low back pain after course participation. We found a good relationship between attitude and practice scores ( r = 0.543, P = 0.000); in fact, students' attitude would strongly predict their practice through a model involving age, satisfaction, and exam scores ( R 2 = 0.356, B = 0.35 [0.06], and P = 0.000). CONCLUSION: We found that internship training course might be an effective method of teaching PMR. Improving attitude toward the field of PMR and patient referral practice, career choice and disability perceptions of undergraduates is concluded in this study. Investigation of the advantages of such courses in larger studies with longer follow-up time-points is highly recommend.

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Medical education and the challenge of neurological disability.

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1992

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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The neuroscience curriculum should take account of the needs of patients and families and both undergraduate and postgraduate education should be guided by three criteria for quality of medical care-clinical competence, communication (and teamwork), and professional values. The assessment and management of neurological disability requires specific knowledge, skills and attitudes which can be supported by medical education. Suggestions are given on some of the elements which might be included in a curriculum relevant to neurological disability. The implementation of appropriate programmes is discussed.

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A one-week rotation in physical medicine and rehabilitation

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The Effect of a 2-Week Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program on Specialty Interest and Understanding of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The Effect of a 2-Week Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program on Specialty Interest and Understanding of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Evaluation of physical medicine and rehabilitation course for undergraduate medical students: A mixed-methods study

Medical education and the challenge of neurological disability.

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