Tools from Clinician Scholar Educator Awardees

Recipients of the Clinician Scholar Educator (CSE) Award devote themselves to developing products and processes using new technologies and methods to better train future rheumatologists.

E-Support for Pediatric Residency Rheumatology Teaching

Developed by Megan L. Curran, MD, Attending Physician, Rheumatology; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital
Funded July 2012-June 2015

OuchMyLeg! is a website devoted to linking members with teaching resources about pediatric rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine. The site has two members-only communities: one for Pediatric Rheumatologists and physicians Interested in Medical Education (PRIME) and another for pediatric chief residents who can use resources for teaching within their programs. Members can post their personally-created materials for sharing. Additionally, the website staff vets and maintains a collection of links to publicly available resources already on the internet. Resources are searchable by categories such as diagnosis, topic and audience. The goal of this website is to increase the amount and quality of teaching about pediatric rheumatologic and musculoskeletal conditions, so health care providers are better able to quickly identify and refer patients to a pediatric rheumatologist. When patients are diagnosed and treated faster, outcomes improve.

OuchMyLeg!

A Competency Based Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Curriculum

Developed by Eugene Kissin, MD, Boston University, Director of Medical Student and Resident Education, Rheumatology
Funded July 2010-June 2013

A year-long, web-based and hands-on, blended-learning curriculum which would include teaching materials, quizzes and ultrasound image submission for review, as well as a 20-hour course on how to standardize and improve scanning technique. The curriculum would conclude with both multiple choice and hands-on standardized testing of musculoskeletal ultrasound proficiency.

1. A learning curve, and individual variations, for MSUS among rheumatology fellows
2. A website with teaching tools for MSUS
3. An exportable core curriculum for MSUS
4. A validated examination to assess MSUS knowledge and skill

USSONAR

A Modular Curriculum in Pediatric Rheumatology for Residents, Pediatricians and Adult Specialists

Developed by Amy Woodward, MD, MPH, University of Utah, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Funded July 2008-June 2013

A web-based educational resource to train residents more effectively, as well as improve collaborative care between primary care physicians and rheumatologists. The program will be based on educational modules consisting of instructive cases augmented by structured didactics. Some modules will focus on the work-up of chief complaints, while other modules will discuss specific rheumatologic diseases, including a review of emergencies that can arise with each.

Pediatric Rheumatology Resources

Web-based Interactive Rheumatology Experience (WIRE)

Developed by Christopher E. Collins, MD, Washington Hospital Center, Program Director, Rheumatology
Funded July 2009-June 2012

A Web-based Interactive Rheumatology Experience (WIRE) accessible to all levels of trainees, and a self-perpetuating program for ongoing learning. A case-based, interactive rheumatology learning tool using cases from the District of Columbia Intra-city Rheumatology Rounds.

www.rheumwire.com
www.rheumpearls.com
Follow on Twitter @RheumPearls

Focusing on Basics: Regional Musculoskeletal Modules

Developed by Jessica Berman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, Associate Program Director, Department of Rheumatology
Funded July 2009-June 2012

Regional musculoskeletal modules of the body which simultaneously teach basics in musculoskeletal anatomy, pathophysiology, the joint exam and injection techniques to help ensure medical residents and students will more readily achieve a solid foundation in rheumatology which will thereafter serve as a stimulus to self-directed education. The modules include the areas of the knee and shoulder and take place in the Hospital for Special Surgery Bioskills Education Laboratory which provides this project with cadaveric specimens for the teaching. All of which will be transferred to web access videos and DVD's. A joint injection app will be released soon and will be available for download free for learners to help maintain proficiency.

AnthroApps

A Web-based Educational Tool to Teach a Standardized Musculoskeletal Examination in Children

Developed by Yukiko Kimura, MD, Hackensack University Medical Center, Associate Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology
Funded July 2008-June 2010

A unique multi-specialty project that involves collaboration between pediatric rheumatology and orthopedics, whose aim is to teach a broader curriculum of pediatric musculoskeletal medicine to primary care providers, students and residents. These modules will teach a musculoskeletal screening exam and differential diagnostic considerations, as well as modules that focus on aspects of the differential diagnosis (infections, trauma, arthritis and rheumatic diseases, malignancies, etc.), and more focused physical examination skills (the knee, hip, spine, etc.), with each module having orthopedic and rheumatology authors. A collaboration with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia resulted with an additional series called "Pediatric Musculoskeletal Medicine," housed through their Pedialink® series, which are web-based educational courses on the American Academy of Pediatrics' website.

Pediatric Musculoskeletal Medicine Course Series

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