THE 1ST YEAR AT MEDICAL-SCHOOL - SOME FINDINGS AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS

This paper will first summarize briefly some results from parallel stu dies of first-year medical students at the University of Edinburgh, Sc otland and University of Houston, Texas, USA. These findings have been presented more fully elsewhere (Surtees & Miller 1990; Miller & Surte es 1991; Miller & Lloyd 1991; Miller 1994) and here the emphasis will be on the Edinburgh results. Following this, some new material will be set down, reflecting the Edinburgh students' comments to the intervie wers about their courses.