“Practice makes perfect” is a phrase we often hear in relation to athletics and musical performance, but can the same theory apply to our practice as health care professionals?  Health care is an ever-changing environment, which requires us to be life-long learners.  This does not mean we will be sitting in a classroom the rest of our life!  Though we may choose to continue our education through numerous degrees and certification, we are pushed to think of life as a classroom.  Our experiences, effort, and reflection shape our practice.

If you feel you can’t do something add the word “yet” – this line really hits home.  It also connects with the idea of learning styles.  While we may have a strong preference, it doesn’t mean we can’t learn in a variety of environments.  We may have to work harder to learn in some situations than others, but by taking action, seeking solutions, trying something new we can see this through.

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes

Course & Module Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Increase self-awareness of personality type and learning-style and demonstrate the ability to take personal responsibility by creating personal and educational goals
• Explore and apply critical and creative thinking strategies
• Define deliberate practice and give examples of how it applies to health professions.

Here is the content for this module:

• Textbook Reading: Lumen Ch. 13- Deliberate Practice in Health Professions: Exploring Deliberate Practice in Medicine: How do Physicians Learn in the Workplace?
  
• Assignment: Discussion Board #7
• Assignment: Module 13 Quiz

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