Purpose To identify expert recommendations and examples of programs that could be
incorporated into curricular renewal of the fourth year of medical school. Method In 2009, the …

Purpose To identify common struggles of interns, determine residency program
directors'(PDs') views of the competencies to be gained in the fourth year of medical school …

The internal medicine (IM) subinternship has been a long-established clinical experience in
the final phase of medical school deemed by key stakeholders as a crucial rotation to …

Objective To assess acting interns'(AI's) experience with and perceived level of competency
performing 6 basic medical procedures. Design Fourth-year medical students at the …

Background: Although medical school typically lasts 4 years, little attention has been
devoted to the structure of the educational experience that takes place during the final year …

Background: Grade inflation has been demonstrated in certain medical school clerkships but
never studied in the internal medicine subinternship. Purposes: The purpose is to determine …

This Innovative Practice Full Paper presents findings from the implementation of a virtual
reality-based learning module. In the Fall of 2020, a prototype for a novel intervention …

Background: The oral case presentation (OCP) is a fundamental communication skill that
frequently is taught as part of internal medicine clerkships. However, little is known about the …

Background: The 4th-year internal medicine subinternship (subI), with its strong emphasis
on experience-based learning and increased patient responsibilities, is an important …

For decades, the internal medicine (IM) subinternship has served as a critical interface
between undergraduate and graduate medical education. As such, the vast majority of US …