Self-directed learning in post-graduate medical education: Self-judgement and supervisor judgement of competence development in Austrian nine-month basic training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-directed learning in the workplace should lead to the mastery of predefined learning objectives, with subjective competence judgements steering learning and promoting acceptance of feedback. Rotations should support self-directed learning in basic training by allowing junior physicians (JPs) to apply basic clinical competencies in various internal medicine and surgical departments.

Aim

The study hypothesises that rotations support self-directed learning, as measured by self-judgements and supervisor judgements. Additionally, it describes JPs' willingness to reflect on their learning needs at the end of their basic training.

Methods

This longitudinal study comprises 147 pseudonymised logbooks completed by JPs from three Vienna healthcare group (WIGEV) c

SUBMITTER: Khunl-Brady-Ertl G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474653 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature