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One-year transitional programme increases knowledge to level sufficient for entry into the fourth year of the medical
Janke Cohen-Schotanus1, Johanna Schönrock-Adema, Tineke Bouwkamp-Timmer
1Center for Research and Innovation in Medical Education, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands. j.cohen-schotanus@med.umcg.nl
Background:
To cope with a lack of doctors and in anticipation of the Bachelor-Master structure for Medicine, several Dutch universities offer graduate entry programmes for students with degrees in areas related to Medicine. The graduate entry programme is a four-year programme: after a transition period of one year students enroll in the fourth year of the regular six-year training programme.
Aim:
The research questions in this study were (1) whether and when graduate entry students' knowledge reached a level comparable to that of regular medical students and (2) whether there were differences in knowledge levels between graduate entry students with a university or HBO (college) degree.
Methods:
The progress test results of ninety graduate entry students who were enrolled in the transitional programme between 2002 and 2004 were compared to those of regular third-year students.
Results:
Initially, graduate entry students scored significantly lower on the progress tests, but differences disappeared within a year. No differences were found between graduate entry students with a university or HBO degree.
Conclusions:
The results of this study indicate that the increase in knowledge after a one-year transitional period is sufficient to enroll students with related degrees in the fourth year of the regular medical training programme.
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