Clinical training in the clinical electives year in the medical curricula in Switzerland - considerations regarding content and structure.

Abstract

With their publication on quality management of clinical-practical instruction for Practical Year medical students in Germany and the preparation of a catalogue of criteria, Raes et al. tackle questions, both in terms of content and structural framework, in a current and relevant subject area [1]. The following commentary provides an additional outline of the current situation of clinical-practical instruction during the so-called "clinical electives year" in Switzerland, which broadly corresponds to the Practical Year in Germany.