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Standardized questionnaire assessment, testing for rheumatoid factor and citrullinated peptide antibodies and medical student driven MSUS of the clinically dominant hand\/foot including wrist, MCP-II, -III, -V, PIP-II, -III, MTP-II and -V were offered free of charge to the population. In case of suspicious results, a rheumatologist was consulted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In MSUS, 192 of 560 selected volunteers (aged 18\u201389, mean 52.7\u00a0years; 72.9% female) had suspicious findings including synovitis or erosions primarily affecting the MTP-II (11.8%), dorsal wrist (8.9%), and MCP-II (7%). 354 of the 560 volunteers further visited a rheumatologist of whom 76 were diagnosed with RA. According to the \u2018US7 Score\u2019, a sum scores \u2265\u20095 was significantly predictive for RA (odds ratio (OR) 5.06; confidence interval (CI) 0.83\u201335.32). 313 volunteers displayed signs of OA including osteophytes, while MCP-II (36.2%), MCP-III (14.8%), and the wrist (10.5%) were mostly affected. Diagnosis of RA was favoured over OA if the wrist (OR 4.2; CI 1.28\u201313.95), MTP-II (OR 1.62; CI 1.0\u20132.6), and MCP-V (OR 2.0; CI 1.0\u20133.8) were involved.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Medical student driven MSUS by the \u2018US7 Score\u2019 can facilitate diagnosis of RA in rheumatology-screening programs due to the level of the score and the affected joints. A high rate of unknown OA signs was detected by MSUS. 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