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Envisioning the Master Adaptive Learner

See how medical schools are preparing today's medical students for lifelong learning in the changing health care system.

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How master adaptive learner model can help struggling med students

Medical school is difficult, and some students can fall behind. Learn with the AMA how to spot and fix learning deficits.

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4 ways to support master adaptive learning at the bedside

Despite its many demands and difficult dynamics, the clinical environment is a great place to establish lifelong learning skills.

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When pressure’s on, here’s how master adaptive learners respond

Every physician encounters cases that don’t match their knowledge. Learn with the AMA about the cognitive processes that drive optimal approaches.

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"Doctor” derives from the Latin word for “teacher.” Teach yourself to best enhance your effectiveness as an educator to patients, students and teams.

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How a coach can help you become a master adaptive learner

Medical students and physicians must continually consolidate knowledge and master new skills. It’s a daunting task, but you don’t have to do it alone.

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4 personal traits that boost the master adaptive learner process

Learn with the AMA about how these attributes can be influenced by conditions in the learning environment and by learners themselves.

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4 phases of adapting to change during COVID-19 and beyond

Learn with the AMA how master adaptive learners invent new approaches to clinical reasoning when older approaches don’t work or novel diseases emerge.

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Why the physician of the future is a master adaptive learner

A new metacognitive approach provides a practical framework for learners at all development levels in medicine to acquire adaptive expertise.

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COVID-19: How military crisis management principles apply to med ed

During the pandemic, medical educators, trainees have been forced to quickly adapt—a skill military leaders are instilled with. Learn how greater agility can be reared in medical education. 

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