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title: Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training
nct_id: NCT03944746
overall_status: UNKNOWN
sponsor: Jared L. Cohen
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
primary_condition: Educational Problems
countries: United States
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03944746"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2019-05-09
last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T07:00:55.185Z"
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# Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training

**NCT ID:** [NCT03944746](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03944746)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 80
- **Lead Sponsor:** Jared L. Cohen
- **Conditions:** Educational Problems, Orthopedic Disorder, Emergencies
- **Start Date:** 2014-11-13
- **Completion Date:** 2021-06-30
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2019-05-09

## Brief Summary

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.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Maximum age:** 50 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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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.
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## Arms

- **SAMMC Emergency Medicine Residents** — Emergency Medicine Residents from San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
- **University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents** — Emergency Medicine Residents from University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

## Interventions

- **Education Curriculum** (OTHER) — Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort

## Primary Outcomes

- **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.

## Locations (2)

- San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States — _RECRUITING_
- San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States — _RECRUITING_

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