title: The nurse practitioner as a teacher of physical examination skills.
abstract: The service role of Nurse Practitioners has been widely recognized. (1) However, their potential as clinical instructors of physical examination skills has not been previously documented. This communication details a new first-year medical school course in physical examination in which Nurse Practitioners are key members of the instructional team.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010808:Physical Examination; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*