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Evaluation of an Internal Medicine Transition to Residency Course
Rachel Vanderberg1, Bhavya Varma1, Leonid Mirson1
1From the Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Objectives:
We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel Internal Medicine (IM) transition to residency (TTR) curriculum.
Methods:
We performed a paired pre-/postsurvey evaluation of graduating fourth-year medical students' perceived preparedness and medical knowledge after participating in a recently developed IM TTR course.
Results:
The response rate was 51% (24 of 47). There was a significant improvement in 15 of 17 perceived preparedness items and significant improvement in the medical students' performance on the 8-question medical knowledge test.
Conclusions:
The IM TTR curriculum improved medical students' medical knowledge and perceived preparedness for internship on a variety of high-yield clinical topics. The curriculum may be appealing to other institutions that are developing or revamping TTR courses.
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