Development of a Cadaver Laboratory Curriculum for Interventional Spine Procedures for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents

The objective of this protocol was to share a curriculum using a cadaver laboratory for teaching Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residents interventional spine procedures, which can be an effective and safe medium to train residents. This protocol provides a checklist that can guide the residents while they are in the cadaver laboratory with a focus on some of the most common lumbar procedures. Twelve physical medicine and rehabilitation resident’s confidence in their ability to maneuver the x-ray image intensifier (C-arm), identify spine anatomy under fluoroscopy, and drive the needle improved after the training curriculum (P
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: RFS – Education and Training Source Type: research