Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Sep 2007
Multicenter StudyFrom a "generalist" medical graduate to a "specialty" resident: can an entry-level assessment facilitate the transition? assessing the preparedness level of new surgical trainees.
Concerns have been raised in the literature about how well the undergraduate curriculum prepares medical students for residency. An assessment was designed and administered to entering postgraduate residents in surgery to test their preparedness vis-a-vis the competence level expected of them at the beginning of their training. This paper explores the role and place of such an assessment in the medical education continuum. ⋯ This pilot study reveals definite educational gaps in both knowledge and skills among the residents studied. Such an intervention can be very informative, providing immense educational benefit to the learner, faculty and programme, and has an important place in the continuum of medical training.