Impact of fellowship training on clinical practice of orthopaedic sports medicine

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 97; no. 5; p. e27
• Main Authors: Yin, Bob, Gandhi, Jaipal, Limpisvasti, Orr, Mohr, Karen, ElAttrache, Neal S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 04.03.2015
• Subjects: Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data; Education, Medical, Graduate - economics; Fellowships and Scholarships - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Joint Diseases - diagnosis; Joint Diseases - therapy; Knee - surgery; Orthopedic Procedures - methods; Orthopedics - education; Orthopedics - statistics & numerical data; Population Surveillance; Program Evaluation; Shoulder - surgery; Shoulder Joint - surgery; Sports Medicine - education; Sports Medicine - statistics & numerical data; United States; United States

Approximately 90% of current orthopaedic graduates are engaging in fellowship training, with sports medicine being the most commonly chosen specialty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of fellowship training on clinical decision-making by fellowship-trained sports medicine surgeon...