Title: The transition from medical student to doctor: perceptions of final year students and preregistration house officers related to expected learning outcomes
Abstract: International Journal of Clinical PracticeVolume 59, Issue 3 p. 324-329 The transition from medical student to doctor: perceptions of final year students and preregistration house officers related to expected learning outcomes H. Lempp, H. Lempp Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorM. Seabrook, M. Seabrook Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorM. Cochrane, M. Cochrane Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Rees, Corresponding Author J. Rees Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UK Dr John Rees, MD, FRCP, Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, 4th Floor, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author H. Lempp, H. Lempp Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorM. Seabrook, M. Seabrook Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorM. Cochrane, M. Cochrane Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Rees, Corresponding Author J. Rees Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, UK Dr John Rees, MD, FRCP, Division of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Thomas Guy House, 4th Floor, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 23 February 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00438.xCitations: 48Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary In this prospective qualitative study over 12 months, we evaluated the educational and clinical effectiveness of a new final year undergraduate programme in a London medical school (Guy's, King's and St Thomas'). A stratified sample of 17/360 final year students were interviewed four times, and the content was assessed against 32 amalgamated learning outcomes identified in 1997 in The New Doctor. At the beginning of the preregistration year, eight of the learning outcomes were already met, 10 partly, eight remained to be attained and for six, insufficient evidence existed. Preregistration house officers who have been through the final year student house officer programme expressed competence in many of the outcomes of the General Medical Council's New Doctor. The study identified areas such as prescribing where further developments are needed and will help in planning the new foundation programme. 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