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ArticleMedical science educator2021

Call for Consistency: the Need to Establish Gross Anatomy Learning Objectives for the Entry-Level Physical Therapist.

Melissa A Carroll, Mary Tracy-Bee, Alison McKenzie

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Article in Medical science educator, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Melissa A CarrollDivision of Healthcare Professions, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, PA 18034-9568 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0701-8572
Mary Tracy-BeeBiology Department, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI 48221 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5212-5804
Alison McKenzieDepartment of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0166-360X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A need currently exists for the establishment of anatomy learning objectives for physical therapist education programs. Developing recommended anatomy objectives to serve as a curricular guide may foster more consistent student outcomes while preserving instructional autonomy. These objectives could serve as a vital resource when making decisions during curricular reform or prioritizing and emphasizing the curriculum's anatomic content. We advocate for collaboration amongst anatomy faculty and clinicians to create specific and measurable anatomy learning objectives for the entry-level physical therapist. It is essential that the objectives be peer-reviewed and that they reflect a global consensus.

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Basic sciencesCurriculumPhysical therapist educationTeaching excellence

Identifiers

PMID34457963
PMCPMC8368694

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