Patient Care

• Discuss historical features and physical findings that distinguish inflammatory from non-inflammatory arthritis
• Recognize physical examination findings in common rheumatic diseases
• Recognize clues to multi-system inflammatory diseases and develop a plan for evaluation
• Demonstrate an appropriate joint examination and describe common joint injection techniques
• Recommend appropriate management and follow-up based on the final diagnosis

Medical Knowledge

• Recognize the economic burden of musculoskeletal diseases
• Know how to identify the key differences between inflammatory versus non-inflammatory problems on physical exam
  
• Generate a differential diagnosis for different regional pain syndromes

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Explain risks and benefits for office procedures, such as injection therapy
• Be able to direct patients to web-based resources for a variety of different diseases where they can learn more about their disease and medications
• Discuss treatment decisions with referring physician involved in your patient's care

Professionalism

• Recognize the importance of patient privacy, informed consent, and equal care
• Demonstrate integrity and honesty in discussing patient care issues and management with the patient and family

Practice-Based Learning

• Set learning goals for the understanding of the evaluation of patients with musculoskeletal complaints
• Effectively demonstrate your ability to evaluate and treat a patient's complaints
• Integrate and apply the knowledge gained from the history, physical, laboratory, and radiographic assessment to make informed decisions about patient care
• Demonstrate your ability to complete office based procedures
• Develop a willingness to learn from errors and use errors in a constructive way to learn and improve the system for patient care
• Utilize web based resources for the assessment and education of patients

System-Based Practice

• Identify barriers to the delivery of optimal patient care for patients with musculoskeletal complaints
• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with other health care providers delivering specialized arthritis care
• Mount a project to determine cost-effective management of patients with musculoskeletal complaints then implement the project
• Specify items that are used by patients, or that are consider complimentary or alternative care
• Inventory items that impact costs to the patient, physician, and the health industry