Abstract
Musculoskleletal conditions comprise the second most common reason for physician visits and have the greatest negative impact on health-related quality of life in the industrialized world. Therefore, all medical schools should provide education for their students in these disorders. Physiatrists play a unique role in musculoskeletal care and hence, should play a leading role in medical student education. The Association of Academic Physiatrists formed a task force in 2007 to make recommendations as to how physiatrists could contribute to musculoskeletal education for medical students. This report contains those recommendations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 791-797 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2009 |
Keywords
- Education
- Medical student
- Musculoskeletal
- White paper
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation