RT Book, Section A1 Parks, Edward (Ted) SR Print(0) ID 1147040987 T1 Preface T2 Practical Office Orthopedics YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259642869 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147040987 RD 2024/03/29 AB While the health care delivery system in the United States is the subject of much criticism and debate, the medical education system in this country is unquestionably among the best in the world. The physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners it produces each year constitute an elite group of health care providers with the knowledge and experience to handle even the most challenging injuries and illnesses. Despite its numerous strengths, one weakness in America's current medical education system is its lack of an adequate orthopedic curriculum for medical students and residents destined for careers in primary care. Many internal medicine residents, for example, feel more comfortable managing a critically ill patient in the intensive care unit than an ankle sprain, and they will see many more ankle sprains, rotator cuff tears, and cases of hip bursitis than they will intensive care unit patients in their practice. In fact, musculoskeletal complaints account for up to a third of the reasons why patients seek evaluation by their primary care providers.