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Rheumatology 2002; 41: 1221-1223
© 2002 British Society for Rheumatology

Editorial

Musculoskeletal examination for medical students: the need to agree what we teach

D. J. Walker and L. J. Kay

Musculoskeletal Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK

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Rheumatologists would be expected to agree that competence in the examination of the musculoskeletal system is essential for all medical students at the point of qualification from medical school. Defining that competence and the exact skills required may provoke more disagreement. Teaching a complex and potentially time-consuming examination to medical students is fraught with difficulty. How much should they be taught? How do we get them to take it seriously, to learn the agreed skills to an agreed level of competence and to use these skills in clinical practice?

There are similarities between the neurological and the musculoskeletal examinations. Both are potentially very extensive with many components of the examination likely to be unrewarding in individual patients. Because of this, in practice, experienced clinicians modify their examination . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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