title: Getting off to a good start: discussing goals and expectations with medical students.
abstract: Medical students highly value a learning environment in which they feel part of the health care team, their views are valued, and they make significant contributions to the care of patients.An orientation that includes an enthusiastic welcome, an opportunity to get to know from where the students have come and where they want to go, and setting mutually agreeable SMART objectives helps create a supportive and effective learning environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Given Courtyard, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. william.raszka@uvm.edu
authors.forename: William V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Raszka
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: Janice L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004493:Education; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D013337:Students, Medical; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence