Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Aditya Gupta
BACKGROUND The basic knowledge of musculoskeletal system is essential to the practice of orthopaedics at primary care level. This study is an effort at exploring a new teaching module for undergraduate orthopaedic students for better learning & patient care as primary care physician. MATERIAL AND METHODS A teaching module for two groups of final year MBBS students was developed that was focused, compact completed in a stipulated time frame. The module was implemented by means of didactic lectures, clinical bedside demonstration of physical examination & small group directed and / or student directed learning activities such as clinical case presentations. The validated multiple-choice questions were used for assessment before & after the implementation of the module. RESULTS The difference between pre-test & post-test scores in both the groups were statistically significant. Majority of the students felt that the new teaching module helped them in better understanding of orthopaedics. CONCLUSIONS The study findings pointed out that in order to bring about a change in the desired direction, there is a need for training with a well stipulated program to understand applied aspects of orthopaedics.
