title: An introductory 'survival course' for first-year medical students: a brief account of the course.
abstract: At the School of Medicine, Tromsø, Norway, an intensive 2-day week-end course was offered to students in the first year of their studies. The content covered study approaches and study skills, learning issues, strategies for improving the current curriculum, and preparing for the first comprehensive final examination. A brief account of the content and outcome is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department for Research and Development in Medical Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mårtenson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brattebø
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007858:Learning; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching