Long-Term Outcomes of the New Pathway Program at Harvard Medical School: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Title: Long-Term Outcomes of the New Pathway Program at Harvard Medical School: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Language: English
Authors: Peters, Antoinette S., Greenberger-Rosovsky, Rachel, Crowder, Charlotte, Block, Susan D., Moore, Gordon T.
Source: Academic Medicine. May 2000 75(5):470-479.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2000
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Innovation, Family Practice (Medicine), Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Medical Education, Student Attitudes
ISSN: 1040-2446
Abstract: This study followed up 50 Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts) students who participated in the New Pathway (NP) program, an innovative curriculum that stressed humanistic medicine, lifelong learning, and social learning. Forty percent of NP students and 18 percent of traditional students went on to practice primary care or psychiatry; more NP than other students were positive about their training. (DB)
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: EJ609917
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study followed up 50 Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts) students who participated in the New Pathway (NP) program, an innovative curriculum that stressed humanistic medicine, lifelong learning, and social learning. Forty percent of NP students and 18 percent of traditional students went on to practice primary care or psychiatry; more NP than other students were positive about their training. (DB)
ISSN:1040-2446