Clinical rotations represent a significant shift in the undergraduate medical curriculum:
from absorptive, classroom-based learning during the preclinical period to active
patient care during senior medical student clerkships and sub-internships. The clinical
years of medical school provide opportunities for students to gain hands-on skills
and practical knowledge in various specialties. Students’ experiences during these
rotations can influence career path selection and professional identity formation.
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This transition to clinical-based learning can be simultaneously exciting and stressful
given the abrupt shift in focus from student-oriented teaching to being thrust into
direct patient care whilst navigating rapidly evolving clinical team dynamics and
culture.Abbreviations:
(MS3) (Third-year medical student), (MS4) (Fourth-year medical student), (SST) (Surgical Support Team)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: October 10, 2022
Accepted:
October 7,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 22,
2022
Received:
July 6,
2022
Publication stage
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