Bridging early clinical exposure in basic science with clinical years to reinforce medical education

Authors

  • Ellora Devi Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-5658
  • Dipti Mohapatra Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Tapaswini Mishra Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Manasi Behera Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Keywords:

early clinical exposure, phase I MBBS

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Published

25-09-2025

How to Cite

Bridging early clinical exposure in basic science with clinical years to reinforce medical education. (2025). Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 18(3), e81377. https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v18i3.81377

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How to Cite

Bridging early clinical exposure in basic science with clinical years to reinforce medical education. (2025). Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 18(3), e81377. https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v18i3.81377