In this Book
- Contemporary Challenges in Medical Education: From Theory to Practice
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: University Press of Florida
summary
While medical schools usually emphasize the teaching of advanced scientific fundamentals through a carefully planned, formal curriculum, few focus on the equally crucial “hidden curriculum” of professional attitudes, skills, and behaviors. This concise and practical guide helps educators effectively prepare students for seldom-taught issues that arise daily in the practice of clinical medicine.
In this volume, experienced clinician-educators offer real-world examples of various pedagogical and clinical scenarios, providing evidence- and theory-based approaches to managing three areas of growth: professional development, professionalism, and teaching. Acknowledging human fallibility, the editors begin with a framework that institutions, educators, and learners can use to promote well-being, outlining strategies for mindfulness training, relaxation techniques, appreciative inquiry, narrative medicine, and positive psychology. They then apply these strategies to additional developmental topics like failure, burnout, and improving resilience, social identity formation, and graceful self-promotion.
The editors move on to discuss power differentials. They suggest ways of combatting microaggressions faced by women and minorities, fostering a safe learning environment where learners feel comfortable advocating in the setting of ethical dilemmas, recognizing and avoiding student mistreatment, and encouraging humility.
They close with implications for the classroom, explaining the benefits and pitfalls of electronic health records and social media, the positive and negative attributes of role models, how to comfortably navigate controversial topics like gun ownership and abortion, and teaching empathy.
With helpful infographics and case studies, this volume is a valuable resource for frontline educators who wish to help learners navigate the transition from layperson to medical professional.
Contributors: Zareen Zaidi | Rebecca Beyth | Eric Rosenberg
Table of Contents

- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- List of Figures
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Tables
- pp. ix-x
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xx
- SECTION I. Professional Development
- Focusing on Well-Being
- pp. 3-25
- Medical Error and Resilience
- pp. 26-48
- Attitude and Work Ethic
- pp. 49-68
- Professional Identity Formation
- pp. 69-86
- SECTION II. Professionalism Issues
- Courage in Medicine
- pp. 130-145
- The Secret in the Care of the Learner
- pp. 146-162
- Teaching Humility and Avoiding Hierarchy
- pp. 163-178
- SECTION III. Implications for Teaching
- Introspection about Role Modeling
- pp. 220-233
- Teaching and Learning Empathy
- pp. 234-252
Additional Information
ISBN
9781683400943
Related ISBN(s)
9781683400745
MARC Record
OCLC
1096185361
Pages
298
Launched on MUSE
2019-04-29
Language
English
Open Access
No