Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review
Abstract Background Medical education must adapt to different health care contexts, including digitalized health care systems and a digital generation of students in a hyper-connected world. The aims of this study are to identify and synthesize the values that medical educators need to implement in...
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| author | Eui-Ryoung Han Sanghee Yeo Min-Jeong Kim Young-Hee Lee Kwi-Hwa Park Hyerin Roh |
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| description | Abstract Background Medical education must adapt to different health care contexts, including digitalized health care systems and a digital generation of students in a hyper-connected world. The aims of this study are to identify and synthesize the values that medical educators need to implement in the curricula and to introduce representative educational programs. Methods An integrative review was conducted to combine data from various research designs. We searched for articles on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCO ERIC between 2011 and 2017. Key search terms were “undergraduate medical education,” “future,” “twenty-first century,” “millennium,” “curriculum,” “teaching,” “learning,” and “assessment.” We screened and extracted them according to inclusion and exclusion criteria from titles and abstracts. All authors read the full texts and discussed them to reach a consensus about the themes and subthemes. Data appraisal was performed using a modified Hawker ‘s evaluation form. Results Among the 7616 abstracts initially identified, 28 full-text articles were selected to reflect medical education trends and suggest suitable educational programs. The integrative themes and subthemes of future medical education are as follows: 1) a humanistic approach to patient safety that involves encouraging humanistic doctors and facilitating collaboration; 2) early experience and longitudinal integration by early exposure to patient-oriented integration and longitudinal integrated clerkships; 3) going beyond hospitals toward society by responding to changing community needs and showing respect for diversity; and 4) student-driven learning with advanced technology through active learning with individualization, social interaction, and resource accessibility. Conclusions This review integrated the trends in undergraduate medical education in readiness for the anticipated changes in medical environments. The detailed programs introduced in this study could be useful for medical educators in the development of curricula. Further research is required to integrate the educational trends into graduate and continuing medical education, and to investigate the status or effects of innovative educational programs in each medical school or environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53d3fdd4113545bda00d6818a8f4f7402022-12-21T19:54:43ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202019-12-0119111510.1186/s12909-019-1891-5Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative reviewEui-Ryoung Han0Sanghee Yeo1Min-Jeong Kim2Young-Hee Lee3Kwi-Hwa Park4Hyerin Roh5Department of Medical Education, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National UniversityDepartment of Medical Education and Neurology, Kosin University College of MedicineMedical Education Center, College of Medicine, Korea UniversityDepartment of Medical Education, Gachon University College of MedicineDepartment of Medical Education and the Institute for Medical Humanities, Inje University College of MedicineAbstract Background Medical education must adapt to different health care contexts, including digitalized health care systems and a digital generation of students in a hyper-connected world. The aims of this study are to identify and synthesize the values that medical educators need to implement in the curricula and to introduce representative educational programs. Methods An integrative review was conducted to combine data from various research designs. We searched for articles on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCO ERIC between 2011 and 2017. Key search terms were “undergraduate medical education,” “future,” “twenty-first century,” “millennium,” “curriculum,” “teaching,” “learning,” and “assessment.” We screened and extracted them according to inclusion and exclusion criteria from titles and abstracts. All authors read the full texts and discussed them to reach a consensus about the themes and subthemes. Data appraisal was performed using a modified Hawker ‘s evaluation form. Results Among the 7616 abstracts initially identified, 28 full-text articles were selected to reflect medical education trends and suggest suitable educational programs. The integrative themes and subthemes of future medical education are as follows: 1) a humanistic approach to patient safety that involves encouraging humanistic doctors and facilitating collaboration; 2) early experience and longitudinal integration by early exposure to patient-oriented integration and longitudinal integrated clerkships; 3) going beyond hospitals toward society by responding to changing community needs and showing respect for diversity; and 4) student-driven learning with advanced technology through active learning with individualization, social interaction, and resource accessibility. Conclusions This review integrated the trends in undergraduate medical education in readiness for the anticipated changes in medical environments. The detailed programs introduced in this study could be useful for medical educators in the development of curricula. Further research is required to integrate the educational trends into graduate and continuing medical education, and to investigate the status or effects of innovative educational programs in each medical school or environment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1891-5Undergraduate medical educationTechnologyHumanitiesIntegrationSocietiesSelf-directed learning |
| spellingShingle | Eui-Ryoung Han Sanghee Yeo Min-Jeong Kim Young-Hee Lee Kwi-Hwa Park Hyerin Roh Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review BMC Medical Education Undergraduate medical education Technology Humanities Integration Societies Self-directed learning |
| title | Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review |
| title_full | Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review |
| title_fullStr | Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review |
| title_short | Medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence: an integrative review |
| title_sort | medical education trends for future physicians in the era of advanced technology and artificial intelligence an integrative review |
| topic | Undergraduate medical education Technology Humanities Integration Societies Self-directed learning |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1891-5 |
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