Connell K J, Sinacore J M, Schmid F R, Chang R W, Perlman S G
Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
Arthritis Rheum. 1993 Mar;36(3):394-400. doi: 10.1002/art.1780360316.
To assess medical students' clinical competence in addressing musculoskeletal problems.
Nineteen junior medical students completed 2 standardized patient-based tests structured to capture their clinical decisions from undiagnosed chief complaint to management.
No student approached the highest possible score on either test, and the students as a group received less than half the possible points on 5 important aspects of diagnostic reasoning.
Standardized patient-based tests can be structured to provide enlightening information about medical students' clinical competence with regard to musculoskeletal problems.
