Medical Education: Key Aspects of Learning Journey and Motivation for Learning

MEDICAL EDUCATION
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION..................................................................................................................................1
Educational theory......................................................................................................................1
Motivation for the learning.........................................................................................................4
Learning styles ..........................................................................................................................5
Key principles of adult learning .................................................................................................6
The ability of effective feedback.................................................................................................7
Awareness...................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Education which is related with a practice of being a medical professional either through
initial training to be a physician or to receive additional training thereafter is termed as medical
education. It is an active area in the field of educational research and several methodologies are
available to provide such kind of education (Thomas and et.al., 2016). It helps a clinical
practitioner to discover and learn various ways to improve their clinical practices and to enhance
their quality of care being provided to patients. It is very crucial for development of a healthcare
professional. Medical education allows a care professional to gain professional growth and help
them to advance their stays of career. In this study, various key aspects of learning journey of a
learner will be discuss. Furthermore, learning styles and various principles of adult learning will
be cover. Motivation for the learning of an individual will be address in this study.
DISCUSSION
Medical education can be refer to as education being provided to healthcare professionals
in order to enhance their knowledge and clinical skills. Learning of a nurse, doctor or any clinical
specialist continues by the means of continues medical education. As a learner, it is very
important for me to gain knowledge and skills which would help me to deliver high quality care
to service seekers and to learn effective medical team management skills.
Educational theory
In order to gain medical knowledge in an effective way it is necessary to implement
educational theories. It can be define as theories that inform the application, purpose and
interpretation of education and learning. It can also refer to as learning theory. Education is
basically about transfecting knowledge. There are number of theories which has been developed
to explain process of learning. Some of the educational theories that could be utilize in my
overall learning journey is discussed as follows:
Behaviourism-
This theory is based on the fact that behaviour of an individual is acquired from
interaction with environmental stimuli and such interactions leads to occurrence of learning and
development of new associations (Dent, Harden and Hunt, 2017). It states that knowledge is
independent. It has been analysed that responses to external environment is majorly responsible
to shape actions of individuals. Behaviour can be studied in a observable and systematic way
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