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A Prospective Study of the Longitudinal Effects of an Embedded Specialty Curriculum on Physical Examination Skills Using an Ophthalmology Model
Academic Medicine, 10/28/09

Mottow–Lippa L et al. – Preceptors rated 100% of students competent in all eye examination modalities post initial training; 98% of students self–rated themselves competent in disc visualization. An expert auditor found documented FM funduscopies (46%) surpassed those in a prior observational study (11%). Funduscopic retraining significantly improved performance on post–Year 3 objective assessment. However, 43% of FM and 91% of internal medicine workups reflected inadequate overall eye evaluations. Subinternship notes documented muscle excursions in 95% and pupils in 71% but recorded no funduscopies. Additional training successfully reinforced skills performance, which nonetheless decayed when not habitually practiced. Neither physical diagnosis preceptor ratings nor excellent performance in the FM ophthalmology module predicted subsequent skills performance in other clerkships or on simulator testing. The present study supports a reiterative retraining model for teaching this and other specialty physical examination skills.

Impact of a structured surgical curriculum on ophthalmic resident cataract surgery complication rates
Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Management of minor medical problems and trauma: the role of general practice
Rural and Remote Health, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 63%

Is There a Relationship Between High-Quality Performance in Major Teaching Hospitals and Residents' Knowledge of Quality and Patient Safety?
Academic Medicine, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 45%

A Framework for Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Cancer Survivorship Curriculum for Medical Students
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 45%

Graduates from a traditional medical curriculum evaluate the effectiveness of their medical curriculum through interviews
BMC Medical Education, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 44%