Effects of Postgraduate Medical Education “Boot Camps” on Clinical Skills, Knowledge, and Confidence: A Meta-Analysis

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Authors

Christopher Blackmore · University of Calgary

Steven R. Lopushinsky · University of Calgary

Abstract

Boot camps were shown as an effective educational strategy to improve learners' clinical skills, knowledge, and confidence. Focus on pretest/posttest research designs limits the strength of these findings.

Topics & Keywords

Innovations in Medical Education Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Graduate Medical Education

Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 643-652

DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-13-00373.1

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