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A Comparison of Medical Students’ Learning Approaches between the First and Fourth Years

Objectives: We hypothesized that medical students exposed to a case-based curriculum in years 1 and 2 and clinical cases in the year 3 clerkship would demonstrate a longitudinal increase in the deep approach to learning and a decrease in the surface apathetic approach. Methods: A cohort of first-year medical students…

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Orthopaedic In-Training Examination Performance: A Nine-Year Review of a Residency Program Database

Background: The Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) provides an objective way for both the residency program and the resident to monitor progress. Methods: This longitudinal descriptive study tracks the OITE performance of 16 residents from one orthopaedic surgery residency program over nine years (1997–2005). Domain comparisons are made to national averages…

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