Prior Osteopathic Palpatory Training and the Effectiveness of Clinical Breast Exams

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dc.contributor.advisorJohn Licciardone
dc.creatorBah, Elizabeth L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:33:30Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:33:30Z
dc.date.issued2007-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-11-22T14:48:04-08:00
dc.description.abstractBah, Elizabeth L., Prior Osteopathic Palpatory Training and the Effectiveness of Clinical Breast Exams. Master of Science in Clinical Research and Education, May 2007, 57 pp, 9 tables, 10 illustrations, 28 bibliography titles. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether there is an association between osteopathic palpatory training and increased effectiveness of clinical breast exams. Incoming first year medical students, completed second year medical students, and physician assistant students participated in this study. These students palpated six silicone breast models with lumps of varying sizes, depths and hardness. Effectiveness was measured by mean sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value. The results of this study showed that there was no significant difference in effectiveness between the three student groups. The outcome of this project did not show an association between osteopathic palpatory training and increased effectiveness of clinical breast exams.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/26202
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectDiagnosis
dc.subjectMedical Education
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectBreast Exams
dc.subjectMedical Training
dc.subjectMedical Education
dc.subjectosteopathic palpatory training
dc.subjectbreast exam effectiveness
dc.subjectmedical students
dc.titlePrior Osteopathic Palpatory Training and the Effectiveness of Clinical Breast Exams
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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