| Title |
The relationship between medical student learning opportunities and preparedness for practice: a questionnaire study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-14-223 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bryan Burford, Victoria Whittle, Gillian HS Vance |
| Abstract |
Alongside providing a knowledge base and practical skills, undergraduate medical education must prepare graduates to immediately begin practice as qualified doctors. A significant challenge is to provide safe learning opportunities that will optimise students' preparedness to start work. This study examined UK graduates' preparedness for clinical practice, and their exposure to real-life and simulated immediate care scenarios during final year placements. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 159 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 157 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 15% |
| Researcher | 15 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 42 | 26% |
| Unknown | 31 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 76 | 48% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 4% |
| Psychology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 9% |
| Unknown | 34 | 21% |