Dear Dr. «Preceptor_Lname»
Welcome to the third block of the new LSI medical school curriculum, Bone and Muscle Disorders. This block spans November – early December. We are excited to continue this new curriculum and value your collaboration and support in making it a huge success. Students who only had one session in the last block will start this block with these objectives.
Second Session
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Independently perform MA functions (Intake, Vital Signs)
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Practice interviewing patients and obtain HPI, Past medical history, including medications and
Family history
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Obtain vital signs and obtain chief complaint, and have the MA or designee directly observe these skills.
For each session the students should arrive on time, be professionally attired and continue to practice professionalism and teamwork with everyone in the office. During these sessions have the MA or designee supervise the student performing one procedure which may be as simple as a set of vital signs,
ECG or visual screen. We would like you, the physician preceptor, to watch the student do a chief complaint and history of present illness and to give the student feedback on what they did well and
what they could improve upon. We would also like you to begin “thinking out loud” as you develop differential diagnoses on a few patients with input from the students during this block. This document on feedback is a good resource: http://fd4me.osu.edu/lp-preceptors/block-resources
Listed below are the milestones the students have received and are expected to complete during these sessions. If the word “practice” is listed, the student should independently log and track their own experiences. If the words “directly observe” are listed, then those items should be observed and signed off by the person who observes the skill. For vital signs, the observer would be the MA or designee.
Bone and Muscle Disorders-November-December
LP1- 2 sessions
LP2- 3 sessions
By December 13, 2013
 Be directly observed (by MA or office designee of preceptor) performing one supervised procedure (e.g. ECG, visual screen, ear irrigation, phlebotomy)
 Have 1 direct observation of obtaining chief complaint and history of present illness,
WITH feedback(from preceptor)
 Practice Independently using the CODIER technique with one patient
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Practice documenting a patient encounter
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Practice back/spine PE
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Practice knee or shoulder PE
Items in italics must be logged by students.
Items in bold require direct observation.
Prior to arrival in your practice the students will have successfully completed:
Communication sessions on use of the CODIER technique – http://fd4me.osu.edu/lp-preceptors/block-resources
Sessions in Longitudinal Group on the spine/back exam and sessions in Foundational science on knee and shoulder exam – http://fd4me.osu.edu/lp-preceptors/block-resources

We are delighted to have you participate in this program and welcome feedback and suggestions.
Thanks so much for allowing us to integrate your practices and expertise into the curriculum!
Please let us know if you have any questions!
Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Director of Longitudinal Practice
Professor of Pediatrics
Ann.dietrich@nationwidechildrens.org
Diana Bahner
Program Manager, LSI Longitudinal Practice
614/292-2998 bahner.2@osu.edu
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