Examining the approach to medical remediation programmes—an observational study

Remediation of underperforming students is recognised as an important tool in medical education; however, there is no universally agreed approach. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a remediation program for final year medical students who failed their first long case assessment (LCA1) and to compare their academic performance with their peers who passed their first long case assessment. The study consisted of two phases. Phase 1 analysed the demographics and academic performance data for the 9