Empowering Learning: Self-Directed Strategies of Internal Medicine Residents in an Academic Coaching Program.

ABSTRACT: Background Self-directed learning (SDL) is crucial for physicians to remain current in a rapidly evolving medical environment, and graduate medical education (GME) is increasingly incorporating academic coaching to support this lifelong learning. Despite this, there is limited evidence on how residents practically implement SDL strategies, particularly within the cognitive load theory framework. Objective To investigate how internal medicine residents participate in SDL within an academic coaching program, focusing on how strategies align with cognitive load theory. Methods This qualitative study occurred in a single internal medicine residency program with a formal, longitudinal academic coaching curriculum. In October 2023, we conducted semistructured interviews with

SUBMITTER: Burtson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525874 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature