Musculoskeletal education for medical students.

Mayer, R Samuel; Baima, Jennifer; Bloch, Rina; Braza, Diana; Newcomer, Karen; Sherman, Andrew; Sullivan, William · Am J Phys Med Rehabil · 2009

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Abstract

Musculoskleletal conditions comprise the second most common reason for physician visits and have the greatest negative impact on health-related quality of life in the industrialized world. Therefore, all medical schools should provide education for their students in these disorders. Physiatrists play a unique role in musculoskeletal care and hence, should play a leading role in medical student education. The Association of Academic Physiatrists formed a task force in 2007 to make recommendations as to how physiatrists could contribute to musculoskeletal education for medical students. This report contains those recommendations.

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