Learning in Medicine - Hardcover

Holm, Hans Asbjorn; Coles, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8200218112 ISBN 13: 9788200218111

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1994

Synopsis

This book brings together the ideas generated by the conference with the same title held in Oslo in May 1991. Topics include undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as well as patient education, and the emphasis throughout is on developing a learner-centered approach to medical education. The chapters may be read separately or taken together as a handbook of medical education. A synthesis is presented in the final chapter as a Theory of Medical Education which combines education psychology and humanistic theories of learning. This instructive work presents examples of successful practice in medical education and the general principles that underpin them, and offers a framework for reflecting on one's own experience. It is indispensable for anyone engaged in medical education.

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Synopsis

Based on a conference held in Oslo in May 1991, this volume discusses undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as well as patient education. Throughout, the emphasis is on developing a learner-centered approach to medical education. The chapters may be read separately or taken together as a handbook of medical education. A summary is presented in the final chapter which combines educational psychology and humanistic theories of learning. The book presents to the reader examples of successful practice in medical education and the general principles that underpin them, offering a framework for reflecting on one's own experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8200218112
• ISBN 13: 9788200218111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 221