Musculoskeletal Learning and Knowledge Retention Among Postgraduate Physicians: Evaluating the Long-Term Impact of a New Preclerkship Curriculum at a Nationally Accredited Medical Program.

Introduction: Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and disorders are exceptionally prevalent in the clinical setting. Despite this, physician training in MSK medicine has been historically inadequate contributing to a lack of MSK knowledge, confidence, and clinical skills among postgraduate physicians. The goal of this investigation was to examine the long-term impact of a new preclerkship MSK curriculum implemented by a nationally accredited medical program on postgraduate physician's learning and knowledge retention in the area of MSK medicine.

Addressing musculoskeletal curricular inadequacies within undergraduate medical education.

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and diseases place a significant burden on the health care system. Despite this, research indicates that physician training in the area of MSK medicine has historically been inadequate, with a majority of medical students feeling that their training in MSK medicine is lacking. The goal of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of a new preclinical MSK curriculum that was implemented within a nationally accredited allopathic medical program.

Assessment of formalin preserved and fresh frozen quadriceps tendon graft-suture constructs for load to failure testing: a biomechanical cadaveric study.

Purpose: Fresh-frozen specimen availability and cost may be a barrier for initiation of biomechanical studies where soft tissue is used in a construct with other medical devices. The impact of soft tissue preservation method on the outcomes of biomechanical studies in the specific case of graft-suture constructs is relatively unexplored. This study aimed to observe peak loads and failure modes in biomechanical testing of fresh-frozen (FF) versus formalin embalmed (FE) quadriceps tendon (QT) graft-suture constructs for soft tissue fixation in ACLR and assess suitability of FE QT graft constructs for load-to-fail testing.

Inadequacies in Undergraduate Musculoskeletal Education-A Survey of Nationally Accredited Allopathic Medical Programs in Canada.

Objective: The aim of the study is to document the current state of musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine education across nationally accredited undergraduate medical programs.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used to gather curricular data on the following three musculoskeletal themes: (1) anatomy education, (2) preclinical education, and (3) clerkship education.

Results: The survey had a 100% response rate with all 14 English-language medical schools in Canada responding.