Fok-Han Leung1, Savithri Ratnapalan. 1. St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada. fokhan.leung@utoronto.ca
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Regardless of the area of deficiency, be it in knowledge, skills or attitudes, residents requiring remediation are rarely self-identified. This illustrates a diminished ability for self-reflection. Self-reflection is a cornerstone of adult education. During the remediation process, the remediation curriculum needs to emphasize self-reflection. AIMS: How can one structure self-reflection in a remediation curriculum? METHODS: This article describes how to adapt and apply environmental scanning for remedial residents. RESULTS: Environmental scanning is a rigorous and well-developed business approach that can be adapted for personal continuous quality improvement to foster self-reflection in medical trainees. There are often already existing tools which can form the foundation for regular reflection in medical education using an environmental scanning structure. CONCLUSIONS: Environmental scanning can be thought of as a structured approach to internal and external reflections.
BACKGROUND: Regardless of the area of deficiency, be it in knowledge, skills or attitudes, residents requiring remediation are rarely self-identified. This illustrates a diminished ability for self-reflection. Self-reflection is a cornerstone of adult education. During the remediation process, the remediation curriculum needs to emphasize self-reflection. AIMS: How can one structure self-reflection in a remediation curriculum? METHODS: This article describes how to adapt and apply environmental scanning for remedial residents. RESULTS: Environmental scanning is a rigorous and well-developed business approach that can be adapted for personal continuous quality improvement to foster self-reflection in medical trainees. There are often already existing tools which can form the foundation for regular reflection in medical education using an environmental scanning structure. CONCLUSIONS: Environmental scanning can be thought of as a structured approach to internal and external reflections.