Table 2.

Themes from students’ responses to: “describe a way in which this experience helped you understand the clinical significance of basic science”

Themed responses from student comments	First-year student responses (N = 79a)	Second-year student responses (N = 76)
Direct application of scientific knowledge to diagnosis and treatment	36	37
Improving student knowledge	20	16
Simulating real-world experience	14	11
Developing clinical reasoning	11	12

Note:

^aSome students provided more than one comment.