Which musculoskeletal clinical skills should medical students learn?
(D. Coady) It is clear that medical students are taught a wide variety of clinical tests in musculoskeletal examination and that there is a lack of consistency in the teaching they receive across specialties [6]. The primary aim of this study has been to determine the core set of regional musculoskeletal examination skills for medical students to learn in addition to the now widely accepted GALS screening examination [7]. The development of a detailed regional examination, once an abnormality has been identified on the initial history and screening examination, has not previously been described. It is proposed that a standardized core skills set will improve medical students confidence and ability in performing a musculoskeletal examination. Focus groups were used in the development of a national questionnaire. This questionnaire asked all consultant rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, geriatricians and a selection of general practitioner trainers to score musculoskeletal clinical s
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