Curriculum as Change Agent: Promoting Inclusivity through an Advanced Feedback Curriculum

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Professional Development

Background:

• Traditional feedback curricula often lack depth, focusing only on basic concepts.
• The social dynamics influencing feedback processes are frequently overlooked in educational design.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a self-paced, online course on advanced feedback techniques.
• To integrate the impact of social dynamics into feedback training for medical professionals.

Main Methods:

• Creation of a self-paced, online educational module.
• Inclusion of advanced feedback strategies and social dynamics within the curriculum.

Main Results:

• Significant improvements in participants' feedback orientation.
• Enhanced feedback-seeking behaviors observed post-intervention.
• Positive shifts in participants' perceptions of the feedback environment.

Conclusions:

• A self-paced online course effectively enhances advanced feedback skills in medical education.
• Addressing social dynamics in feedback training leads to improved participant outcomes.
• The developed course offers a scalable solution for improving feedback competence.