Clinical Teaching Collaborative Program with California School of Podiatric Medicine and the Samuel Merritt University Motion Analysis Research Center

Abstract

At Samuel Merritt University (SMU), the California School of Podiatric Medicine (CSPM) collaborates with Motion Analysis Research Center to integrate hands-on quantitative clinical biomechanics research experience into the podiatric medical training program. This partnership provides an active learning environment to demonstrate the importance of critical thinking and evidence-based medicine and to demonstrate the role of research in providing patients with the best treatment options available. This article provides examples of CSPM podiatry students learning through engagement in clinical quantitative biomechanics laboratory sessions and research projects at the SMU Motion Analysis Research Center.

Keywords: 3D motion analysis; Biomechanics; EMG; Evidence-based medicine; Kinematics; Kinetics; Podiatric education.