Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training

May 8, 2019 updated by: Jared L. Cohen

Patient commonly present with orthopedic injuries in the emergency department. Musculoskeletal education has not historically been emphasized in American medical schools, and the effectiveness of an orthopedic surgery rotation has not been well studied in emergency medicine (EM) training. Competency in musculoskeletal education has been tested previously with a validated instrument, the basic competency exam (BCE), to assess baseline knowledge in primary care and emergency physicians.

Residents from 2 different EM residency training programs will be given the BCE to determine baseline musculoskeletal knowledge prior to their orthopedic surgery rotations. A post-test BCE will be given to the residents from both EM training programs upon completion of their orthopedic surgery rotation and compared.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78212
        • Recruiting
        • San Antonio Military Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Gillian R Schmitz, MD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The population is whoever is an emergency medicine resident at the programs listed previously.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Emergency Medicine Residents at either San Antonio Military Medical Center or University Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not emergency medicine residents at the inclusion sites.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
SAMMC Emergency Medicine Residents
Emergency Medicine Residents from San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Other: Education Curriculum
Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort
University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents
Emergency Medicine Residents from University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Other: Education Curriculum
Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in performance on the orthopedic basic competency exam
Time Frame: Assessed initially by taking the exam before completing a one month orthopedic rotation. The same exam is taken at the completion of the orthopedic rotation. The two test results are compared to each other between each individual and residency program.
The orthopedic basic competency exam is a validated scoring system meant to assess the learner's ability to evaluate both emergent and common orthopedic pathology. It is a 25 question test, and the test-taker will receive a score between 0 and 25.
Assessed initially by taking the exam before completing a one month orthopedic rotation. The same exam is taken at the completion of the orthopedic rotation. The two test results are compared to each other between each individual and residency program.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Jared L. Cohen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 13, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 30, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2019

Last Verified

May 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCHE-CI; 32 CFR 219.102(d)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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