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The challenge of transfer to clinical practice: The illusion of learning and illusion of teaching
Dario Cecilio-Fernandes1, Naomi Steenhof2, John Sandars3
1Department of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Abstract:
There is increasing pressure to accelerate health professions education programs and educators have the challenge of ensuring that students can effectively transfer their learning into clinical practice. In this personal view, we discuss how insights from cognitive science can inform the redesign of current curricula and highlight the challenge of implementing these new approaches for instructional design and assessment. We also recommend that educators disseminate the important lessons learned from their endeavors.
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