Some medical schools are better at preparing students for their first jobs

Over a third of preregistration house officers in Britain think medical school does not equip them well for their first job. Goldacre and colleagues (p 1011) sent all graduates from 1999 and a quarter of those from 2000 a questionnaire on their careers that included a statement that medical school had prepared them well for their first jobs. Overall 36% agreed that it had prepared them well and 40% disagreed. Differences between medical schools were marked, ranging from 19% agreeing at one school to 73% at another. The authors warn that the findings raise questions about the purpose of medical school education and the differences between long term and short term needs.

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Preregistration house officers' views on whether their experience at medical school prepared them well for their jobs: national questionnaire survey

Michael J Goldacre, Trevor Lambert, Julie Evans, and Gill Turner
BMJ 2003 326: 1011-1012. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]