Authentic early experience in clinical contexts adds interest and relevance to basic medical
education, and is regarded positively by both learners and teachers. However, with the …

Background: Medical education can help alleviate the chronic undersupply of physicians to
rural communities. Providing students with early rural clinical experiences may allow the …

Background: Recent decades have seen an international trend for the development of
undergraduate medical programmes in rural locations. These have been considered …

Review date: Review period January 1992–December 2001. Final analysis July 2004–
January 2005. Background and review context: There has been no rigorous systematic …

Introduction: One approach to facilitating student interactions with patient pathways at Keele
University School of Medicine, England, is the placement of medical students for 25% of …

This paper addresses the question 'what are the variables influencing social interactions
and learning during Authentic Early Experience (AEE)?'AEE is a complex educational …

Increasing numbers of medical students are learning medicine in primary care. This is a
response to address the needs of Tomorrow's Doctors, increasing student numbers and the …

Introduction: Medical schools in Australia are being funded by the Commonwealth
Government Department of Health and Aging to move a considerable amount of …

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INTRODUCING EARLY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CURRICULUM Ruy Souza and Antonio …

Context Authentic early experience (AEE) describes experiences provided to new medical
students to undertake 'human contact'to enhance learning. Although the concept of AEE is …