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    • Physician Training
    • Residency Performance

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    • Previous research indicates links between medical school performance and postgraduate success.
    • Some studies associate poor medical school performance with disciplinary actions in practicing doctors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if Danish residents experiencing difficulties in residency struggled during medical school.
    • To identify if observable medical school performance indicators predict residency challenges.

    Main Methods:

    • Cumulative incidence matched case-control study design.
    • Included specialist trainees graduating from Aarhus University (2010-2013).
    • Analyzed medical school exam failures, grades, completion time, and dispensations as predictors.

    Main Results:

    • Identified 89 cases (residents in difficulty) and 343 controls.
    • More medical school re-examinations and longer completion times significantly predicted residency difficulties.
    • Average medical school grades did not predict subsequent residency challenges.

    Conclusions:

    • Residents in difficulty demonstrated slower learning, requiring more exam attempts and longer study durations.
    • Competence levels were similar to controls, but the learning process differed.
    • Findings support a shift towards 'fixed-outcome variable-length' training programs.