Defining Learning Communities in Undergraduate Medical Education: A National Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Learning communities (LCs) are intentionally designed groups that are actively engaged in learning with and from each other. While gaining prominence in US medical schools, LCs show significant variability in their characteristics across institutions, creating uncertainty about how best to measure their effects.

Objective

The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of medical school LCs by primary purpose, structures, and processes and lay the groundwork for future outcome studies and benchmarking for best practices.

Methods

Medical school LC directors from programs affiliated with the Learning Communities Institute (LCI) were sent an online survey of program demographics and activities, and asked to upload a program description or summary of t

SUBMITTER: Shochet R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6434432 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature