#69 – Three Years to MD: Does It Measure Up?
In this episode, we’re diving into the age-old question: is a three-year medical school program just as good as the traditional four-year track? The researchers compared the residency performance of graduates from both programs and found no significant differences, suggesting that you might not need that extra year after all—unless you’re really keen on more electives!
Episode host: Jonathan Sherbino.
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Episode websiteEpisode article: Santen SA, Yingling S, Hogan SO, Vitto CM, Traba CM, Strano-Paul L, Robinson AN, Reboli AC, Leong SL, Jones BG, Gonzalez-Flores A.
"Are They Prepared? Comparing Intern Milestone Performance of Accelerated 3-Year and 4-Year Medical Graduates" (Academic Medecine). 2023 Oct 16:10-97.
PAPERs Podcast are:Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö
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