title: Self-assessed efficacy of a clinical musculoskeletal anatomy workshop: A preliminary survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey the efficacy of a practical workshop on clinical musculoskeletal anatomy held in five American countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-assessment competence questionnaire sent to participants 1-3 months after the workshop. Results were compared to the results of a practical, instructor-assessed, pre-workshop test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate of participants was 76.4%. The overall, self-assessed competence score for anatomical items that had been included in the pre-test was 76.9 (scale 0-100) as compared to an overall score of 48.1 in the practical, pre-workshop test (p<0.001). For items that were addressed in the workshop, but not included in the pre-test, self-assessed competence was rated at 62.9. Differences in anatomical knowledge between individuals from different countries and professional groups noted in the practical pre-test were no longer present in the post-test self-assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From this preliminary data and supporting evidence from the literature we believe that our anatomy workshop provides an effective didactic tool for increasing competence in musculoskeletal anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: miansaavsa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Saavedra
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Chilpancingo Raymundo Abarca Alarcón, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico.
authors.forename: José E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Navarro-Zarza
authors.affiliation: Medicina, Universidad Anáhuac-Mayab, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Nemegyei
authors.affiliation: Medicine, ABC Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Canoso
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Department, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kalish
authors.affiliation: Medicine, Hospital Angeles, Tijuana, Mexico.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Villaseñor-Ovies
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Laboratory Department, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000193:education; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Anatomía clínica; Clinical anatomy; Educación; Education; Encuestas; Examen físico; Examen musculoesquelético; Musculoskeletal examination; Physical examination; Surveys