The Relationship of Clinical Knowledge to Months of Clinical Training Among Medical Students.

Vosti, Kenneth L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ544636

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Relationship of Clinical Knowledge to Months of Clinical Training Among Medical Students.

Vosti, Kenneth L.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v72 n4 p305-07 Apr 1997

A study of 217 Stanford University (California) Medical School graduates found clerkship experience lengths from 12 to 23 months; the median was 18 months. A highly significant correlation was found between longer clinical training and higher scores on Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Results suggest that decreasing clinical training as a cost-cutting measure should be resisted. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medical Education, Professional Education, Program Design, Program Length, Time Factors (Learning)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: United States Medical Licensing Examination

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