The Unique Contribution of Behavioral Scientists to Medical Education: The Top Ten Competencies

Publication/Presentation Date

5-2014

Abstract

Understandably, the focus of most physicians is primarily on the biomedical-What is this disease or injury? Behavioral scientists from various disciplines in medical education generally have a broader approach-Who is this person with these symptoms and what is their story? Since behavioral scientists are often alone among U. S. residency faculty, physicians may fail to recognize the value of their approach to medical resident training. This review identifies and describes the top areas of expertise that behavioral scientists bring to medical education and how their training prepares them to think differently than other medical educators. In the course of identifying each competency, this review will emphasize the ways in which their skills and techniques are the origin of subtle impact in their teaching encounters, explore ways of targeting that impact, and discuss examples of this impact.

Volume

47

Issue

4

First Page

317

Last Page

326

ISSN

0091-2174

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Original Publisher Version on Publisher Site

http://ijp.sagepub.com/content/47/4/317.full.pdf+html

Disciplines

Medical Education | Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

PubMedID

25084854

Department(s)

Department of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Faculty

Document Type

Article

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