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Diemers, Agnes D.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Verwijnen, Maarten G. M.; Heineman, Erik; Scherpbier, Albert J. J. A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Several reasons have been given why students should have contacts with real patients early in the undergraduate medical curriculum, i.e., in the preclinical phase. However, it is not clear exactly what effects early patient contacts have with regard to knowledge construction and the development of clinical reasoning skills. We sought students'…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Focus Groups, Educational Benefits, Experiential Learning