Fifth year medical student's elective year and future plans
Abstract
As part of the old curriculum, the School of Medicine (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State) expected 5'h year students to do a mandatory elective period. The period was spent in hospitals or practices and could be divided into two equal residency periods. The total elective period was two weeks. After each residency the student and doctor submitted a report used in evaluating the student. There is no clear profile of the elective period or of the problems experienced by the students. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine aspects of the students' elective year and recommend improvements
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