EM2008C "Physical Exam: Past, present and future" (IM GR-080720)

The purpose of this presentation is to review the history and evolution of physical exam, its decline in the last few years and the efforts and endeavors that are being made to revive and re-establish the important role of clinical exam skills, the cornerstone of diagnosis, in providing high quality patient-centered care. Recognizing the importance of the bedside ritual as a powerful diagnostic tool could be a stimulus for the recovery of a lost skill set among trainees and physicians.

Target Audience

UT Southwestern faculty, fellows, residents and medical students, community physicians, nurse clinicians, physician assistants and nurses.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Review the history of physical exam.
  • Discuss the growth and the decline of clinical skills with the advent of technology.
  • Understand the current state of core bedside skills of our medical students and residents
  • Identify the measures being taken at institutional and national levels to enhance our trainees’ clinical exam skills and the formative educational tools available for the path back to the bedside.
  • The emergence of POCUS as an aid to bedside diagnosis and management.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA
Course opens: 
08/11/2020
Course expires: 
09/11/2020
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Photo: Sujata Bhushan, M.D.Sujata Bhushan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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