Doremus Nathan V, Sobel Andrew D, Gil Joseph A, Mulcahey Mary K
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
R I Med J (2013). 2018 Sep 4;101(7):21-24.
Orthopaedic interest groups (OIGs) are student-run organizations that can provide medical students with early exposure to orthopaedic surgery. OIGs can serve as venues for musculoskeletal education, clinical experiences, and mentorship to students with otherwise limited access to orthopaedics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and opportunities offered by OIGs.
The websites of all allopathic medical schools in the United States were evaluated. Each website was examined for an established OIG and any pertinent information regarding shadowing, research opportunities, lectures, workshops, or opportunities to interact with residents. OIGs were categorized based on the number and type of offerings provided to their members.
Of the 141 allopathic medical school websites evaluated, 108 (108/141, 76%) had evidence of an orthopaedic interest group. Sixty-nine (69/108, 64%) of these schools described the opportunities provided. The most common opportunities were clinical skills workshops (41/69, 59%), lectures (32/69, 46%), and opportunities to interact with current residents (30/69, 43%). The majority of OIGs (39/69, 57%) offered fewer than half of the possible opportunities and only 6 groups (9%) offered all five opportunities.
The majority of allopathic medical schools in the United States have an OIG; however, the opportunities provided to orthopaedic interest group members vary widely from institution to institution.
骨科兴趣小组（OIGs）是由学生运营的组织，可为医学生提供早期接触骨科手术的机会。OIGs可以作为肌肉骨骼教育、临床经验的场所，并为那些接触骨科机会有限的学生提供指导。本研究的目的是评估OIGs的普及程度和提供的机会。
对美国所有opathic医学院的网站进行评估。检查每个网站是否有已成立的OIG，以及任何有关见习、研究机会、讲座、研讨会或与住院医师互动机会的相关信息。OIGs根据向其成员提供的服务数量和类型进行分类。
在评估的141个opathic医学院网站中，108个（108/141，76%）有骨科兴趣小组的证据。其中69所（69/108，64%）学校描述了所提供的机会。最常见的机会是临床技能研讨会（41/69，59%）、讲座（32/69，46%）以及与现任住院医师互动的机会（30/69，43%）。大多数OIGs（39/69，57%）提供的机会不到可能机会的一半，只有6个小组（9%）提供了所有五个机会。
美国大多数opathic医学院都有一个OIG；然而，不同机构向骨科兴趣小组成员提供的机会差异很大。
