Pediatric Rheumatology Curriculum for the Pediatrics Resident: A Case-Based Approach to Learning

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Miriah GillispieAmanda Brown

Abstract

Pediatric rheumatologic disease occurs more frequently than several other chronic pediatric diseases but is often underrecognized. It is estimated that in the US, one in 250 children has some form of juvenile arthritis and 300,000 children have a form of rheumatologic disease. However, there are only approximately 400 practicing pediatric rheumatologists nationwide. Kern's six-step method was used to develop a pediatric rheumatology curriculum based on respondents' perceived lack of training and comfort with four key areas: workup, musculoskeletal exam, laboratory interpretation, and referral to rheumatology. These cases were developed for second-year pediatric and second- and third-year internal medicine-pediatric residents rotating with the service. The curriculum was composed of four 30-minute case discussions as well as an observed musculoskeletal exam session. In 2017, weekly case study sessions reached 34 trainees. Survey results from these trainees are representative of our overall results and reveal that learners felt the content of the cases helped increase comfort with compiling pertinent history and information of symptoms consistent with autoimmune disease, recognizing physical exam findings of autoimmune disease, o...Continue Reading

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Jan 30, 2021·Pediatrics International : Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society·Monthira ChowichianSirirat Charuvanij

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