AES Invited Speaker
Session Description: In every field of human endeavor, there are some ideas that persist despite being debunked. These firmly held beliefs can hold back the practice in professions. This provocative session will reveal 10 such myths in health professions education and what can be done about them. Bring your curiosity and a touch of outrage and enjoy a different kind of talk.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe Kuhn’s concept of paradigms and Brockman’s concept of dead ideas.
- List three ideas in Medical/Health Professions Education that could be holding back the field.
- List three practice implications of this list of potential Medical Education myths.
Presenter: Jason Frank, MD, University of Ottawa