Systems-Based Practice in Graduate Medical Education: Systems Thinking as the Missing Foundational Construct
Teaching and Learning in MedicinePublished 11 April 2011
Colleen Y. Colbert, Paul E. Ogden, Allison R. Ownby, Constance M. Bowe
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Psychometric issues that constrain assessment of SBP are described and a developmental trajectory for systems thinking be developed, similar to the model described by Dreyfus and DreyFus, are suggested.
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Residency programs should incorporate systems thinking models into their curricula. Trainees should be taught to understand systems at an abstract level, in order to analyze their own healthcare systems, and participate in quality and patient safety activities. We suggest that a developmental trajectory for systems thinking be developed, similar to the model described by Dreyfus and Dreyfus.
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