title: What's in a Transition? An Integrative Perspective on Transitions in Medical Education.
abstract: This Conversation Starters article presents a selected research abstract from the 2016 Association of American Medical Colleges Western Region Group on Educational Affairs annual spring meeting. The abstract is paired with the integrative commentary of three experts who shared their thoughts stimulated by the needs assessment study. These thoughts explore how the general theoretical mechanisms of transition may be integrated with cognitive load theory in order to design interventions and environments that foster transition.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine , University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Jorie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Colbert-Getz
authors.affiliation: b Office of Professionalism, Evaluation, and Learning, University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.affiliation: c Office of Curriculum, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Kerri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.affiliation: d Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.affiliation: e Department of Biochemistry , University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lindsley
authors.affiliation: b Office of Professionalism, Evaluation, and Learning, University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rainey
authors.affiliation: f Office of Vice Dean for Education, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Randall
authors.affiliation: g Department of Anesthesiology , University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.affiliation: h Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.affiliation: i Department of Medical Education , Southern Illinois University School of Medicine , Springfield , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Anna T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cianciolo
authors.affiliation: j Department of Medicine , UCSF School of Medicine , San Francisco , California , USA.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maines
authors.affiliation: k Department of Medicine , University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: l Internal Medicine, VU Medical Center , Amsterdam , the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westerman
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012106:Research
keywords: Medical students; transitions; grounded theory