Preparedness for Clinical Practice
JAMAPublished 5 September 2001
David Blumenthal, Manjusha Gokhale, Eric G. Campbell, Joel S. Weissman
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Overall, residents in their last year of training at academic health centers rate their clinical preparedness as high, however, opportunities for improvement exist in preparing residents for clinical practice.
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Overall, residents in their last year of training at academic health centers rate their clinical preparedness as high. However, opportunities for improvement exist in preparing residents for clinical practice.
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