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Clinical Skills ProgramMargaret Bia, M.D., Director Program DescriptionThe clinical skills program was created to provide medical students with a formal
program designed to assist and guide them as they acquire the skills required to practice
medicine. In contrast to knowledge, which can be acquired by working alone, a skill is
learned by practice under the observation of a teacher who provides feedback for
improvement. In the first 2 years, one afternoon a week is dedicated to sessions for skill
building known as the Preclinical Clerkship. These sessions are complemented by
weekly meetings with a clinical tutor to practice the skills on patients in the hospital and
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