Purpose Educators have begun to question whether medical students are adequately
prepared for the core clerkships. Inadequate preclerkship preparation may hinder learning …

Objectives: The preclinical years of undergraduate medical education provide educational
content in a structured learning environment whereas clerkships provide clinical training in a …

Background: Preclerkship clinical-skills training has received increasing attention as a
foundational preparation for clerkships. Expectations among medical students and faculty …

OBJECTIVES: Because clinical clerkship grades are associated with resident selection and
performance and are largely based on residents'/attendings' subjective ratings, it is …

Setting Before 2013, between the preclinical (2 years) and clinical (2 years) phases of the
curriculum, all students at VCU-SOM completed a 1-week clinical orientation. This …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Research on the outcomes of pre-clinical curricula for clinical
skills development is needed to assess their influence on medical student performance in …

Over the past two years, the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) has had the
opportunity to use this forum to discuss issues of interest to internists participating in medical …

Context Anecdotal experience has suggested that third-year medical students whose first
clerkship is internal medicine may have superior performance throughout the academic …

Background: For years, quantifiable examinations have been a core component of
assessing medical student competence during the internal medicine clerkship. Purpose: To …

Objective Many medical schools have drawn up lists of basic clinical skills that students are
required to have mastered at the end of medical training. To determine whether …