Alliance for clinical education perspective paper: recommendations for redesigning the "final year" of medical school.
Journal Article (Editorial)
BACKGROUND: Although medical school typically lasts 4 years, little attention has been devoted to the structure of the educational experience that takes place during the final year of medical school. SUMMARY: In this perspectives paper, we outline goals for the 4th year of medical school to facilitate a transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education. We provide recommendations for capstone courses, subinternship rotations, and specialty-specific schedules, and we conclude with recommendations to medical students and medical schools for how to use the recommendations contained in this document. CONCLUSIONS: We provide an overview of general competencies and specialty specific recommendations to serve as a foundation for medical schools to develop robust 4th-year curricula and for medical students to plan their 4th-year schedules.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Reddy, ST; Chao, J; Carter, JL; Drucker, R; Katz, NT; Nesbit, R; Roman, B; Wallenstein, J; Beck, GL
Published Date
- 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 4
Start / End Page
- 420 - 427
PubMed ID
- 25318040
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-8015
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/10401334.2014.945027
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States