title: Long-term retention of information across the undergraduate medical school curriculum.
abstract: Medical school curricula must teach information to be mastered and retained for future clinical applicability. This study evaluated retention of knowledge across four years of medical education comparing two educational models. Clinical application and spaced learning may lead to better retention across all of medical school.
authors.affiliation: Sanford School of Medicine, The University of South Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simanton
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013023:South Dakota; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult