A trend or a Need’ Threshold Concepts in Medicine and Surgery; A Qualitative Synthesis

Alia Amin

doi:10.22037/jme.v18i3.24147

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

Outlines

Abstract
References
Copyright

https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v18i3.24147

A trend or a Need’ Threshold Concepts in Medicine and Surgery; A Qualitative Synthesis

Author(s):

Alia Amin^{1, 2,*}

1Former Lecturer, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

2CEO, Educational Research Foundation, Lahore, Pakistan

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 18, issue 3; e105691

Published online:Jan 11, 2020

Article type:Review Article

Received:Jan 29, 2019

Accepted:Dec 16, 2019

How to Cite:Alia AminA trend or a Need’ Threshold Concepts in Medicine and Surgery; A Qualitative Synthesis.J Med Edu.18(3):e105691.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v18i3.24147.

Abstract

Information overload, due the enthusiasm of curriculum developers for covering everything, is a grave problem today. In the context of medicine, information load is integral to the discipline because a doctor needs to be knowledgeable in order to identify and treat diseases. It raise a concern about how can students remember and apply this much information when they start their clinical placements? It poses compelling pressures on medical educators to devise ways to manage cognitive load without compromising the knowledge that is transferable to clinical setting which, otherwise, may limit students’ time on task to learn threshold concepts and promote rote learning. In this context threshold concept theory seems promising. This review is designed to explore TCs and potential usefulness in medicine and surgery. This qualitative synthesis of literature revealed that there are threshold concepts of knowing and practicing which every student must navigate and master during their training. Though there is growing body of evidence regarding need of adoption of threshold concept framework (TCF) in higher education, further research in needed in the field of medicine and surgery for operationalization of TCF.

Keywords

Threshold Concepts

Troublesome Knowledge

Medical Education

Fulltext

The body of the article can be found in the PDF file.

References

1.
References are available in the PDF file.

comments

Crossmark

Checking

Share on

Comments

Number of Comments:0

Cited by

CrossRef 0

Metrics

Get Permission (article level)

Purchasing Reprints

Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) handles bulk orders for article reprints for Brieflands. To place an order for reprints, please click here ( https://www.copyright.com/landing/reprintsinquiryform/ ). Clicking this link will bring you to a CCC request form where you can provide the details of your order. Once complete, please click the ‘Submit Request’ button and CCC’s Reprints Services team will generate a quote for your review.

Search Relations

Author(s):

Alia Amin:[PubMed][Scholar]