TY - JOUR AU - Godefrooij, Merijn B. AU - Diemers, Agnes D. AU - Scherpbier, Albert JJA PY - 2010 DA - 2010/04/05 TI - Students' perceptions about the transition to the clinical phase of a medical curriculum with preclinical patient contacts; a focus group study JO - BMC Medical Education SP - 28 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Studies have shown that medical students experience the transition between preclinical and clinical training as a stressful period. They are generally frustrated by their inability to apply their knowledge to solve clinical problems in practice. Preclinical patient contacts may offer a solution to this 'shock of practice.' We studied how students who have had preclinical patient contacts perceive the transition from preclinical to clinical training and, more specifically, how they value these early patient contacts as preparation for learning in clinical practice. SN - 1472-6920 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-10-28 DO - 10.1186/1472-6920-10-28 ID - Godefrooij2010 ER -