Bridging the Orthopaedic Education Gap: Implementing a Fracture Conference Curriculum for Medical Students at Institutions Without Affiliated Residency Programs.
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Authors
- Anne Boeckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1883-9486)
- Mitchel Hawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7501-6003)
- David N. Shau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-8836)
- Carl Berghult
- Erica Olfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0598-2871)
- Joseph Mellberg
- Lachlan F Anderson
Institutions
- Texas Christian University (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Texas Institute for Hip & Knee Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.oa.26.00152
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00