Transformative learning in osteopathic medical education

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Transformative Curriculum Design in Health Sciences Education

Abstract

Osteopathic medical education has undergone a transformation in the past century. From the work of Abraham Flexner to present, many lessons have been learned. Today the education of physicians relies on best practices from adult learning theory to allow learners to master the ever expanding biomedical knowledge and skill base needed for competency. Learners are expected to maintain active knowledge of a vast array of facts, be proficient at clinical skills and adapt this knowledge seamlessly to the varied situations they confront with patients. This chapter reviews the past, examines the present and envisions the future, noting how transformative learning is essential to medical training.

First Page

216

Last Page

234

DOI

10.4018/978-1-4666-8571-0.ch008

Publication Date

4-30-2015

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