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Does undergraduate curriculum design make a difference to readiness to practice as a junior doctor?
Ist Teil von
Medical teacher, 2011-06, Vol.33 (6), p.459-467
Ort / Verlag
England: Informa UK, Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2011
Quelle
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Background: Undergraduate medicine curricula can be designed to enable smoother transition to work as a junior doctor. Evaluations should improve curriculum design.
Aim: To compare a graduate cohort from one medical school with a cohort from other medical schools in the same Foundation Year 1 (FY1) programme in terms of retrospective perceptions of readiness for practice.
Method: A Likert-scale questionnaire measured self-perception of readiness to practice, including general capabilities and specific clinical skills.
Results: Response rate was 74% (n = 146). The Peninsula Medical School cohort reported readiness for practice at a significantly higher level than the comparison cohort in 14 out of 58 items (24%), particularly for 'coping with uncertainty'. In only one item (2%) does the comparison cohort report at a significantly higher level.
Conclusions: Significant differences between cohorts may be explained by undergraduate curriculum design, where the opportunity for early, structured work-based, experiential learning as students, with patient contact at the core of the experience, may promote smoother transition to work as a junior doctor. Evaluation informs continuous quality improvement of the curriculum.