Background: The transition from preclinical to clinical training is perceived as stressful with a
high workload being the main difficulty. To ease this transition, we implemented a dual …

Context Many students experience a tough transition from pre‐clinical to clinical training and
previous studies suggest that this may constrict students' progress. However, clear empirical …

Objectives The transition from preclinical to clinical training is characterized by several
challenging experiences ranging from new roles, with their associated tasks, to unfamiliar …

Abstract Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recently changed from 2 pre-clerkship
years (Traditional curriculum) to a 1.5-year pre-clerkship phase for one class (Hybrid …

Phenomenon: Obstetrics and gynecology can be a high-stress clinical environment for
medical students due to the specialty's fast-paced and unpredictable nature. Little is known …

Background and Objectives: Despite the move toward integrated 4-year medical school
curricula, many medical schools still offer a “2+ 2” curriculum divided into preclinical and …

Background Students may encounter difficulties when they have to apply clinical skills
trained in their pre-clinical studies in clerkships. Early clinical exposure in the pre-clinical …

Introduction What makes something a stressor within clinical students' education is unclear.
Medical students moving from a predominantly protected classroom environment to a …

Purpose Despite curricular shifts toward a clinically oriented first two years of medical
school, students continue to struggle with the transition to clerkships. Transition courses are …

Starting clerkships is anxiety provoking for medical students. To ease the transition from
preclerkship to clerkship curricula, schools offer classroom-based courses which may not be …