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Table 2.
Student rated educational benefit of learning environments in relation to key musculoskeletal curricular items.
| Total n = 157 | Seeing patients in ward/clinics | Attending operating lists | Formal teaching sessions | Morning trauma meetings | Seeing patients in A&E | P-value Fisher’s test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interested in T&O career n = 35 | ||||||
| Not interested in T&O career n = 122 | ||||||
| Diagnosis and management of joint conditions e.g. OA, RA | 59.2% (93) | 0.6% (1) | 40.1% (63) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.25 |
| Interested in T&O career | 71.4% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 28.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 55.7% (68) | 0.8% (1) | 43.4% (53) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Diagnosis and management of Back pain | 44.6% (70) | 0.0% (0) | 50.3% (79) | 0.6% (1) | 4.5% (7) | 0.25 |
| Interested in T&O career | 37.1% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 54.3% (19) | 2.9% (1) | 5.7% (2) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 46.7% (57) | 0.0% (0) | 49.2% (60) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (5) | |
| Management of common fractures (Hip, ankle, wrist) | 21.7% (34) | 11.5% (18) | 32.5% (51) | 7.6% (12) | 26.8% (42) | 0.60 |
| Interested in T&O career | 22.9% (8) | 8.6% (3) | 25.7% (9) | 5.7% (2) | 37.1% (13) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 21.3% (26) | 12.3% (15) | 34.4% (42) | 8.2% (10) | 23.8% (29) | |
| Management of polytrauma e.g. open fractures | 6.4% (10) | 10.2% (16) | 51.0% (80) | 9.6% (15) | 22.9% (36) | 0.28 |
| Interested in T&O career | 8.6% (3) | 17.1% (6) | 37.1% (13) | 11.4% (4) | 25.7% (9) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 5.7% (7) | 8.2% (10) | 54.9% (67) | 9.0% (11) | 22.1% (27) | |
| Management of spinal and head Injuries | 4.5% (7) | 1.3% (2) | 68.2% (107) | 3.2% (5) | 22.9% (36) | 0.70 |
| Interested in T&O career | 8.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 65.7% (23) | 2.9% (1) | 22.9% (8) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 3.3% (4) | 1.6% (2) | 68.9% (84) | 3.3% (4) | 23.0% (28) | |
| Diagnosis and management of bone and soft tissue tumours | 17.2% (27) | 3.2% (5) | 74.5% (117) | 1.3% (2) | 3.8% (6) | 0.64 |
| Interested in T&O career | 20.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 74.3% (26) | 2.9% (1) | 2.9% (1) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 16.4% (20) | 4.1% (5) | 74.6% (91) | 0.8% (1) | 4.1% (5) | |
| Diagnosis and management of bone and joint infections | 12.7% (20) | 2.5% (4) | 79.6% (125) | 1.9% (3) | 3.2% (5) | 0.61 |
| Interested in T&O career | 14.3% (5) | 2.9% (1) | 74.3% (26) | 2.9% (1) | 5.7% (2) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 12.3% (15) | 2.5% (3) | 81.1% (99) | 1.6% (2) | 2.5% (3) | |
| X-ray interpretation | 24.2% (38) | 5.1% (8) | 35.0% (55) | 26.1% (41) | 9.6% (15) | 0.35 |
| Interested in T&O career | 34.3% (12) | 2.9% (1) | 31.4% (11) | 28.6% (10) | 2.9% (1) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 21.3% (26) | 5.7% (7) | 36.1% (44) | 25.4% (31) | 11.5% (14) | |
| Joints and spine examination | 51.0% (80) | 0.6% (1) | 42.7% (67) | 0.6% (1) | 5.1% (8) | 0.75 |
| Interested in T&O career | 45.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 51.4% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (1) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 52.5% (64) | 0.8% (1) | 40.2% (49) | 0.8% (1) | 5.7% (7) | |
| Reducing dislocated joint/displaced fracture | 8.3% (13) | 8.9% (14) | 29.3% (46) | 0.6% (1) | 52.9% (83) | 0.30 |
| Interested in T&O career | 2.9% (1) | 11.4% (4) | 20.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 65.7% (23) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 9.8% (12) | 8.2% (10) | 32.0% (39) | 0.8% (1) | 49.2% (60) | |
| Applying a cast/plaster of Paris | 26.8% (42) | 7.0% (11) | 9.6% (15) | 0.6% (1) | 56.1% (88) | 0.23 |
| Interested in T&O career | 37.1% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 8.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 54.3% (19) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 23.8% (29) | 9.0% (11) | 9.8% (12) | 0.8% (1) | 56.6% (69) | |
| Joint injection/aspiration | 68.8% (108) | 7.6% (12) | 11.5% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 12.1% (19) | 0.40 |
| Interested in T&O career | 62.9% (22) | 8.6% (3) | 8.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 20.0% (7) | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 70.5% (86) | 7.4% (9) | 12.3% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 9.8% (12) |
%: Percentage response to each question, OA: osteoarthritis, RA: rheumatoid arthritis, T&O: trauma and orthopaedic.
Question 2: In which learning environment did you best cover the following topics? (Please choose one BEST ANSWER for each topic).
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