Threshold Concepts in Preclinical Medical Education: Students' Perceptions.

Curriculum Medical education Medical physiology Preclinical education Threshold concepts

Journal

Medical science educator
ISSN: 2156-8650
Titre abrégé: Med Sci Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101625548

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Historique:
accepted: 01 03 2021
entrez: 30 8 2021
pubmed: 31 8 2021
medline: 31 8 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Threshold concepts are those ideas that learners often find difficult, but must understand in order to master a discipline. Nearly all research into threshold concepts has been from the perspective of teachers. We argue that the students' perspectives can also be helpful. In this commentary, we explore this issue and inform the debate by drawing on insights from a pilot study in which medical students articulated their own views on what constituted threshold concepts from recent learning experiences in physiology. Combining insights, from teachers and students, into candidate threshold concepts could be used to improve the medical curriculum.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34457933
doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01258-2
pii: 1258
pmc: PMC8368493
doi:

Types de publication

Editorial

Langues

eng

Pagination

917-921

Informations de copyright

© International Association of Medical Science Educators 2021.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Nardin Derias (N)

Class of 2021 M.D. Candidate, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan United States.

Stephen Loftus (S)

Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan US.

Suzan Kamel-ElSayed (S)

Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan US.

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