Continuing education for general practice. 2. Systematic learning from experience.
Prompted by evidence that the recently-adopted arrangements for ongoing education among established general practitioners are unsatisfactory, the first of a pair of papers examined the theoretical basis of continuing education for general practice and proposed a model of self-directed learning in which the experience of established practitioners is connected, through the media of reading, reflection and audit, with competence for the role. In this paper a practical, systematic approach to self-directed learning by general practitioners is described based on the model. The contribution which appropriate participation in continuing medical education can make to enhancing learning from experience is outlined.
al-Shehri
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Department of General Practice, University of Liverpool.
Stanley
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Thomas
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D001519:Behavior; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D006113:United Kingdom