Medical school curricula have evolved from 2010 to 2020. Numerous pressures and
influences affect medical school curricula, including those from external sources, academic …

Calls for curricular reform in medical schools and enhanced integration of basic and clinical
science have resulted in a shift toward preclerkship curricula that enhance the clinical …

In 2010, several key works in medical education predicted the changes necessary to train
modern physicians to meet current and future challenges in health care, including the …

Purpose Schools undergoing curricular reform are reconsidering the optimal timing of Step
1. This study provides a psychometric investigation of the impact on United States Medical …

Several schools have moved the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 exam
after core clerkships, and others are considering this change. Delaying Step 1 may improve …

Purpose To investigate the effect of a change in the United States Medical Licensing
Examination Step 1 timing on Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores, the effect of lag time …

Purpose To generate an expert-derived list of recommendations for how medical schools
should approach decisions about the placement of basic science topics within shortened …

An increasing number of medical schools have moved away from traditional 2+ 2 curricular
structures toward curricula that intentionally integrate basic, clinical, and health systems …

Abstract Theory: We used two theoretical frameworks for this study: a) experiential learning,
whereby learners construct new knowledge based on prior experience, and learning grows …

Theory The perceived value of study material may have implications on learning and long-
term retention. This study compares the perceived value of basic science of medical …