Closing the Gap Between Preclinical and Clinical Training: Impact of a Transition-to-Clerkship Course on Medical Students’ Clerkship Performance

Medical students typically perform worse on clinical clerkships that take place early in their training compared with those that occur later. Some institutions have developed transition-to-clerkship courses (TTCCs) to improve students' preparedness for the clinical phase of the curriculum. Yet, the impact of TTCCs on students' performance has not been evaluated.The authors developed and implemented a TTCC at Virginia Commonwealth University...