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Consensus on Physical Exam Maneuvers Taught During Undergraduate Medical Education: a Modified Delphi Approach
Madisen A Swallow1, A Mitchel Wride1, Jaideep S Talwalkar1
1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 USA.
Abstract:
There is a lack of published consensus among educators on which physical exam maneuvers should be prioritized during undergraduate medical education. The largest published study on this topic is limited by overrepresentation from internal medicine inputs; however, medical students require preparation for a range of specialties. Thus, we aimed to reach consensus on the physical exam maneuvers medical students should competently perform prior to and by the end of each required clerkship by surveying faculty from each clerkship experience at our institution.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02259-7.
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