Analysis of the chief complaints of older patients seeking chiropractic care at a teaching clinic and potential implications for clinical education.

Objective:: To describe the chief complaints of people older than 65 years who seek chiropractic care at a chiropractic teaching clinic and assess the case mix available at the clinic.

Methods:: One hundred patient files were included in this study. Patient files were included if the patient was older than 65 years when he or she initiated care at the teaching clinic.

Differences in learning retention when teaching a manual motor skill with a visual vs written instructional aide.

Objective:: This study aimed to determine if a written or visual teaching aid influenced learning retention when teaching a manual motor skill.

Methods:: Seventy chiropractic students who had completed an upper cervical specific chiropractic technique course were evaluated for technique-specific recall before and after a review using either a visual teaching aid or a written guide. Two randomized groups reviewed original course-written guides ( n = 33) or new visual teaching aids ( n = 37).

Teaching undergraduate students in rural general practice: an evaluation of a new rural campus in England.

Introduction: One approach to facilitating student interactions with patient pathways at Keele University School of Medicine, England, is the placement of medical students for 25% of their clinical placement time in general practices. The largest component is a 15-week 'student attachment' in primary care during the final year, which required the development of a new network of teaching practices in a rural district of England about 90 km (60 mi) from the main campus in North Staffordshire. The new accommodation and education hub was established in 2011-2012 to enable students to become immersed in those communities and learn about medical practice within a rural and remote context.