Medical Student Musculoskeletal Knowledge: Examining the Impact and Value of an Orthopaedic Surgery Clerkship Using the Freedman and Bernstein Examination

While students demonstrated improved musculoskeletal knowledge after completing our institution's orthopaedic surgery clerkship, almost half of the students did not pass the post-test. Most of the students who did not pass the post-test expressed definite or possible interest in pursuing an orthopaedic surgery residency.