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Abstract
The transition from a pre-clerkship curriculum to the clerkship year presents a need to re-examine and modify study strategies for clinical subject examinations and ultimately the United States Medical License Examination STEP 2 Clinical Knowledge. Efficient and effective learning are keys in balancing the significantly increased responsibility of patient care and decreased time for examination preparation.
We describe several customizable study approaches, advice on selecting resources, and methods for applying the educational framework of deliberate practice and corrective feedback to learning during a medical student’s clerkship years. These strategies focus on intentional and outcome-driven self-assessments to identify and patch knowledge gaps tailored to the clerkship year that will empower learners.
Résumé
Le passage du programme de préexternat à l’année d’externat exige que les étudiants revoient leurs stratégies d’étude pour les examens cliniques et pour l’examen STEP 2 Clinical Knowledge du United States Medical License Examination. Un apprentissage efficace et efficient est essentiel pour trouver un équilibre entre l’importante augmentation des responsabilités de soins aux patients et la diminution du temps consacré à la préparation des examens.
Nous proposons aux étudiants en médecine plusieurs approches d’étude personnalisables, ainsi que des conseils sur la sélection de ressources et méthodes pour appliquer le modèle éducatif de la pratique délibérée et de la rétroaction corrective à leur apprentissage pendant les années d’externat. Ces stratégies, adaptées à l’année d’externat, sont focalisées sur l’autoévaluation et axée sur les résultats pour repérer et combler les lacunes en matière de connaissances. Elles aideront les apprenants à se sentir en confiance de leurs moyens.
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