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Faculty Benefits From Medical Student Learning Communities: A Junior and Senior Faculty Members’ Perspectives

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Medical school learning communities have many benefits for students. In this perspective, the authors briefly describe how learning communities have benefited them as faculty. These include finding other like-minded faculty, improving communication and clinical skills, career advancement through scholarly work associated with the learning community, and above all, developing mutually beneficial relationships with students. Here, they offer viewpoints from junior and senior faculty members on how the learning community has positively affected them.

Source: Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

DOI: 10.1177/2382120519827887

Authors: Thuy L Ngo, Mark Whipple

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Innovations in Medical Education

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,355