First year of practice

Lessons for the first year in "practice".

From student to therapist: exploring the first year of practice.

OBJECTIVES The transition from classroom to clinical practice challenges many health professional students. This study used a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experience of rehabilitation students during their final placement and first year of practice. METHOD Students (n = 6) in occupational therapy and physical therapy wrote reflective journals every 2 weeks during their final...

From Principles to Practice with Class in the First Year

We propose a bridge between functional and object-oriented programming in the first-year curriculum. Traditionally, curricula that begin with functional programming transition to a professional, usually object-oriented, language in the second course. This transition poses obstacles for students, and often results in confusing the details of development environments, syntax, and libraries with t...

My First 100 Consecutive Microvascular Free Flaps: Pearls and Lessons Learned in First Year of Practice

BACKGROUND Microvascular reconstruction for oncologic defects is a challenging and rewarding endeavor, and successful outcomes are dependent on a multitude of factors. This study represents lessons learned from a personal prospective experience with 100 consecutive free flaps. METHODS All patients' medical records were reviewed for demographics, operative notes, and complications. RESULTS O...

A survey in general practice of the first year of life.