Evaluating the Utility of a Near-Peer Situation-Based Course to Prepare Medical Students for the UK Foundation Programme: A Pilot Study.

This study offers support for short-term situation-based courses in enhancing medical students' knowledge and confidence for foundation training. These findings add to the growing evidence-base encouraging implementation of short-term courses in preparing for practice. However, further research on the utility of such transition interventions is critical to inform the development of evidence-based recommendations for recent medical graduates, educators, and programme directors.