TY - JOUR T1 - Trainee learning JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 666 LP - 667 VL - 27 IS - 184 AU - I. M. Richardson Y1 - 1977/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/27/184/666.abstract N2 - A study of the learning achieved by a small group of vocational trainees during the first six months of their year in general practice showed significant gains (p<0ยท001) in factual recall as measured by multiple choice questions. Changes were also observed in the answers to a repeated modified essay question test, suggesting that the same trainees were becoming more aware of emotional and social factors in their patients. ER -