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A Family Day program enhances knowledge about medical school culture and necessary supports

BACKGROUND: A Family Day program was implemented at Indiana University School of Medicine to educate the families and friends of in-coming medical students about the rigors of medical school and the factors that contribute to stress. METHODS: Surveys that assessed knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about medical school were administered to participants before and after the program. RESULTS: After the program, participants showed a significant improvement in their understanding of medical school culture and the importance of support systems for medical students. Post-test scores improved by an average of 29% (P < 0.001) in each of the two years this program was administered. CONCLUSIONS: The inclusion of family members and other loved ones in pre-matriculation educational programs may serve to mitigate the stress associated with medical school by enhancing the students' social support systems

List of birds from Santa Marta, Colombia

p. 117-184 ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references."Although further shipments are expected from Mr. Smith, nothing has been received from him for many months, and it has therefore seemed desirable to place on record the results of his first shipments of birds ... and to collate them with the published results of other collectors in this limited area, as recorded in the following papers": p. 119