German-speaking medical students on international electives: an analysis of popular elective destinations and disciplines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International medical electives are a well-established part of the curriculum of many western medical schools. It is widely accepted that these electives contribute to improved clinical examination and communication skills. Overseas electives also exert a strong influence over future career decisions and often pave the way for later international work. Whilst the positive outcomes are known, little information exists regarding elective preferences and destinations overall, information that could help optimise a safe learning experience and maximise the potential for one of the highlights of medical education. In order to obtain analytical data that could assist medical elective framework development, we systematically reviewed the two largest German online databases cata

SUBMITTER: Storz MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365125 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature