Intuition and metacognition in medical education : keys to developing expertise / Mark Quirk ; foreword by John Flavell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quirk, Mark E.

Series:

Springer series on medical education (Unnumbered)

Springer series on medical education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical education.

Metacognition.

Intuition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Mark Quirk, recipient of the 2006 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's Excellence in Education award, comes the latest on improving medical education. In this volume, Quirk explores metacognition, the idea that we can think about the way we or other people think, and thus gain a better understanding of ourselves, our own cognitive processes, and the patients we seek to help. Written for medical educators--from medical school faculty to residents--this book will help you teach your students and interns how to extrapolate lessons from experience and integrate learning and practice. It w

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; ONE: An Emerging Paradigm for Medical Education; TWO: Developing Expertise as the Aim of Medical Education; THREE: Metacognitive Capabilities; FOUR: The Role of Intuition; FIVE: Clinical Expertise: A Blend of Intuition and Metacognition; SIX: Clinical Problem Solving; SEVEN: Communication and the Physician-Patient Relationship; EIGHT: Professionalism; NINE: Teaching Expertise; TEN: Self-Directed Learning; ELEVEN: A New Curricular Paradigm for Medical Education; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-143) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81280-3

9786611812805

0-8261-0342-1

OCLC:

476263677