House Staff Performance of the Lumbar Puncture as a Measure of Clinical Skills Teaching.

Aloia, John F.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1977

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House Staff Performance of the Lumbar Puncture as a Measure of Clinical Skills Teaching

Aloia, John F.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, 52, 8, 689-90, Aug 77

The skills of interns in obtaining body fluids for analysis were observed after six months of a categorical internal medicine program. The results suggest that training in the proper technique in lumbar puncture in medical schools is inadequate. Recommendations for improvement are offered. (LBH)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Medical Care Evaluation, Patients, Physicians, Skill Analysis, Training Methods

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