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When Accelerated MD Program Is Not the Right Path: The Why and How to Support Accelerated Learners in the Transition to the 4-Year Program.

Allison Macerollo, Sally A Santen, Judith Brenner, Joan Cangiarella, Alicia Gonzalez-Flores, Betsy Goebel Jones, Shou Ling Leong, Caroline Roberts, Christin Traba, Christina M Vitto and 1 more

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Article in Medical science educator, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Allison MacerolloDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2432-5857
Sally A SantenVirginia Commonwealth School of Medicine, Richmond, VA USA.
Judith BrennerNew York University Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY USA.
Joan CangiarellaNYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY USA.
Alicia Gonzalez-FloresUniversity of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA USA.
Betsy Goebel JonesTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX USA.
Shou Ling LeongPennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA USA.
Caroline RobertsDepartment of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC USA.
Christin TrabaRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ USA.
Christina M VittoVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA USA.
Lisa Strano-PaulRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony, Brook University, Stony Brook, NY USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accelerated 3-year medical school programs (A3YP) allow students to complete medical school in 3 years rather than the traditional 4-year program (4YP). This paper describes the perspective of 14 A3YPs, exploring the rate of and reasons for transition out of an accelerated pathway into a traditional 4YP. As of 2023, 19% of students in A3YP transitioned to 4YP. The authors provide practical recommendations to guide transitions based on pooled experiences and expert consensus from members of the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs (CAMPP). Having clear policies that define academic, clinical, and professional expectations and processes to guide transition is important.

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Accelerated curriculumProgram evaluationStudent Support

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PMID40625988
PMCPMC12228619

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