Intuition and Metacognition in Medical Education Keys to Developing Expertise [Hardcover]

From Mark Quirk, recipient of the 2006 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's Excellence in Education award, comes the latest on improving medical education.

In this volume, Quirk explores metacognition, the idea that we can think about the way we or other people think, and thus gain a better understanding of ourselves, our own cognitive processes, and the patients we seek to help.

Written for medical educators--from medical school faculty to residents--this book will help you teach your students and interns how to extrapolate lessons from experience and integrate learning and practice. It will help them to think more clearly and thoroughly about what they read, hear, and learn on a day-to-day basis and thus become more informed and humanistic doctors.

Preface
Foreword,John Flavell, PhD
Introduction

1. One: An Emerging Paradigm for Medical Education

Introduction
A Case for Lifelong Learning
Medical Expertise
Metacognition as the Foundation of Lifelong Learning
Summary

2. Two: Developing Expertise as the Aim of Medical Education

Introduction
Intelligence
Expertise
Capability and Competence
A Few Words of Wisdom
Summary

3. Metacognitive Capabilities

Introduction
Metacognition
Regulatory Capabilities

Planning
Reflection
Strategic Knowledge

Learning Style
Perspective Taking
The Risk of Too Much Metacognition

4. The Role of Intuition

Introduction
Intuition and Outcomes
Elements of Intuition
A Clinical Example
Intuition and Complexity
Developing from Novice to Expert
Summary

5. Clinical Expertise: A Blend of Intuition and Metacognition

Introduction
A Complementary Processing System
Using Metacognitive Capabilities to Develop Intuition
Intuition or Metacognition
Summary

6. Clinical Problem Solving

Introduction
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