1. Alliance for Clinical Education Perspective Paper: Recommendations for Redesigning the “Final Year” of Medical School.
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Reddy, Shalini T., Chao, Jason, Carter, Jonathan L., Drucker, Robert, Katz, Nadine T., Nesbit, Robert, Roman, Brenda, Wallenstein, Joshua, and Beck, Gary L.
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CLINICAL competence , *CURRICULUM planning , *GRADUATE education , *GRADUATES , *BEHAVIORAL objectives (Education) , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *EDUCATION ,STUDY & teaching of medicine - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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