Journal article
An instructional Program to facilitate teaching joint/soft-tissue injection and aspiration
Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, Vol.17(6), pp.441-445
2002
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10310.x
PMCID: PMC1495064
PMID: 12133158
Abstract
Objective: We developed an instructional program to teach aspiration and injection techniques of the knee and shoulder to medical students and residents.
Methods: Residents and fourth-year medical students participating in a rheumatology elective were assigned by deterministic allocation into 3 groups: the Traditional group received no specific instruction in arthrocentesis but simply rotated through rheumatology, learning injection techniques only if they saw patients who required them; the Lecture-only group received only the didactic lecture and did not have the opportunity to practice on the models; the Program group participated in the newly developed program of instruction that combined a didactic lecture and a hands-on workshop using the anatomic models to practice arthrocentesis techniques.
Results: The scores on the written examination for those in the Program group (mean score 37.46 out of 40 possible) and the Lecture-only group (mean 37.75) were significantly higher than those of the Traditional group (mean 33.15) (P <.05). The scores on the practical examination for those in the Program group (mean score 24.08 out of 26 possible) were significantly higher than those of the Lecture-only (mean 20.50) and Traditional (mean 17.33) (P <.05)
Conclusion: The addition of this type of instruction to supplement a traditional internal medicine rotation can enhance a learner's ability to perform joint/soft-tissue injection and aspiration.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An instructional Program to facilitate teaching joint/soft-tissue injection and aspiration
- Creators
- Scott A VOGELGESANG - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United StatesTheresa M KARPLUS - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United StatesClarence D KREITE - Department of Family Medicine and Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, Vol.17(6), pp.441-445
- Publisher
- Springer; Heidelberg
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10310.x
- PMID
- 12133158
- PMCID
- PMC1495064
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
- eISSN
- 1525-1497
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2002
- Academic Unit
- Immunology; Internal Medicine; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984024564102771
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