The Effects of Early Patient Contact: The Student's Perspective.

Briggs-Style, Carolyn; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ416747

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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The Effects of Early Patient Contact: The Student's Perspective.

Briggs-Style, Carolyn; And Others

Academic Medicine, v65 n9 suppl pS33-34 Sep 1990

Medical students' (N=18) were interviewed as part of the evaluation of an innovative Longitudinal Introduction of Clinical Medicine program. Three themes emerged: the importance of experiences with patients; the differences in the effect of patient contact in the first versus the second year; and the educational structure that makes patient experiences valuable. (MLW)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Higher Education, Interviews, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Students, Patients, Physical Examinations, Physician Patient Relationship, Simulation, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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