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An innovative approach to developing the reflective skills of medical students
Penny Henderson1, Martin H Johnson
1Department of Anatomy, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK, CB2 3DY. Penny@emerystreet.demon.co.uk
Background:
Development of the reflective skills of medical students is an acknowledged objective of medical education.
Description:
Description of an educational exercise which uses an email-based process for developing the reflective skills of undergraduate medical students. Student quotations illustrate learning outcomes qualitatively.
Discussion:
The process described is immediate, direct, linked to learning objectives, enables rapid responses to be given to the students individually, and is followed by group sharing of learning. It provides a rigorous and robust feedback loop for students. It is relatively economic for teachers and incidentally benefits curriculum design and evolution. The approach supports development of a reflective approach to learning.