The present study was conducted to determine the graduates' perceptions of the reformed medical curriculum and the effect of its educational program.
There are multiple clinical models designed to ease the transition from student to professional, yet there has been little exploration of such models and their impact on graduates' perceptions of work-readiness.
However, the FUS also contains additional questions on graduates' perceptions of their skills, job search strategies, social behavior, social networks, and psychological well-being.
The data reflects graduates' perceptions of IHD that occurred several years ago and may not accurately reflect the current situation.
A module on teaching and learning influenced graduates' perceptions of, and self-reported behaviour relating to, teaching as practicing family physicians.
This article reports on graduates' perceptions of their role as family physician, attitudes towards teaching, and participation in and confidence with teaching activities.
There were noticeable differences between students' and graduates' perceptions of their options for the future, and therefore the data may have been more accurate if the study had focused on graduates only rather than students, as they are likely to be less idealistic [ 21] and are closer to making actual decisions about their future.
The focus on graduate perception of the programme is also a limitation, as individual action and behaviour were influenced by the participants' perception of how the programme changed them.
Jane Artess, director of Hecsu, said: "Graduate perceptions of the value of their degree in finding work changes remarkably after they have been in the labour market for some time, which helps us to understand the magnitude of the downturn on this group".
Analysis of the first interviews with the graduate sample identified a number of themes reflecting graduate perceptions of preparedness or lack of preparedness for practice.
