Top Ten Must Read TTR Articles
Must Read Transition to Residency Articles
Great foundational consensus document, recommendation 28 is most pertinent to TTR:
The Coalition for Physician Accountability’s Undergraduate Medical Education-Graduate Medical Education Review Committee (UGRC): Recommendations for Comprehensive Improvement of the UME-GME Transition. Accessed September 1, 2021. https://physicianaccountability.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/UGRC-Coalition-Report-FINAL.pdf
National Landscape Paper:
Heidemann LA, Fletcher KE, Levine D, Rustici M, Roosevelt G, Mutter K. The landscape of transition to residency course in the United States: results of a national survey. Acad Med. 2025 Jul 4. Doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000006160. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40643398. The Landscape of Transition to Residency Courses in the United States: Results of a National Survey - PubMed
Practical sample content, common pitfalls, and design ideas. Great reference when designing a course.
Teo AR, Harleman E, O’sullivan PS, Maa J. The key role of a transition course in preparing medical students for internship. Acad Med J Assoc Am Med Coll. 2011;86(7):860-865. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e31821d6ae2 The key role of a transition course in preparing medical students for internship - PubMed
Helpful for making a framework for a new curriculum or expanding a current curriculum:
Rustici M, Mutter MK, Atkins KM, Holmboe E, Morgan HK, Olson APJ, Anderson A, Zell J, Roosevelt G, Brainard J. Consensus-derived recommended skills for Transition to Residency (TTR) courses. Acad Med. 2024 Jul 1;99(7):764-770. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005687. Epub 2024 Mar 8.PMID: 38466613. Consensus-Derived Recommended Skills for Transition to Residency Courses - PubMed
Consensus topics to include in TTR course vs residency orientation. Specific to internal medicine but fits general courses well:
DiMarino LM, Boppana RC, Pincavage AT, Hemmer P, Ferris A, Chandrasekar J, Choe J, Dentino A, Forster R, Masucci N, Carbajal DR, Surkis W, Ward K, O V, Ayyala US. AAIM Recommendations for Undergraduate Medical Education to Graduate Medical Education Transition Curricula in Internal Medicine. Am J Med. 2023 May;136(5):489-495. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Feb 10. PMID: 36775049. AAIM Recommendations for Undergraduate Medical Education to Graduate Medical Education Transition Curricula in Internal Medicine - PubMed
Major article from the surgical TTR space:
Minter, R. M., K. D. Amos, M. L. Bentz, P. G. Blair, C. Brandt, J. D'Cunha, E. Davis, K. A. Delman, E. S. Deutsch, C. Divino, D. Kingsley, M. Klingensmith, S. Meterissian, A. K. Sachdeva, K. Terhune, P. M. Termuhlen, and P. B. Mullan. 2015. 'Transition to surgical residency: a multi-institutional study of perceived intern preparedness and the effect of a formal residency preparatory course in the fourth year of medical school', Acad Med, 90: 1116-24. Transition to surgical residency: a multi-institutional study of perceived intern preparedness and the effect of a formal residency preparatory course in the fourth year of medical school - PubMed
Pediatric TTR course and intern preparedness:
Rideout, M., A. Schwartz, E. P. Devon, R. Burns, C. M. Skurkis, M. Carter, A. Hartke, and W. V. Raszka, Jr. 2022. 'How Prepared Are They? Pediatric Boot Camps and Intern Performance', Acad Pediatr, 22: 1237-45. How Prepared Are They? Pediatric Boot Camps and Intern Performance - PubMed
TTR courses improve confidence in surgical residents but improving performance and competence not currently being measured:
Neylan, C. J., E. F. Nelson, K. R. Dumon, J. B. Morris, N. N. Williams, D. T. Dempsey, R. R. Kelz, C. S. Fisher, and S. R. Allen. 2017. 'Medical School Surgical Boot Camps: A Systematic Review', J Surg Educ, 74: 384-89. Medical School Surgical Boot Camps: A Systematic Review - PubMed
Residents exposed to a TTR course felt more prepared:
Bell SG, Kobernik EK, Burk-Rafel J, et al. Trainees’ perceptions of the transition from medical school to residency. J Grad Med Educ. 2020;12(5):611-614. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-20-00183.1 – Trainees' Perceptions of the Transition From Medical School to Residency - PubMed
Initial competency is higher in surgery residents exposed to a TTR course, but the difference is diminished by 6 months into residency:
Parent, R. J., T. A. Plerhoples, E. E. Long, D. M. Zimmer, M. Teshome, C. J. Mohr, D. P. Ly, T. Hernandez-Boussard, M. J. Curet, and S. Dutta. 2010. 'Early, intermediate, and late effects of a surgical skills "boot camp" on an objective structured assessment of technical skills: a randomized controlled study', J Am Coll Surg, 210: 984-9. Early, intermediate, and late effects of a surgical skills "boot camp" on an objective structured assessment of technical skills: a randomized controlled study - PubMed