UCSF LEaP (Learning From Your Experiences as a Professional): Guidelines for Critical Reflection

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OPEN ACCESSJanuary 9, 2012UCSF LEaP (Learning From Your Experiences as a Professional): Guidelines for Critical Reflection Louise Aronson, MD, Marieke Kruidering, PhD, Brian Niehaus, MD, Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD Louise Aronson, MD University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Marieke Kruidering, PhD UCSF Google Scholar More articles by this author , Brian Niehaus, MD UCSF Google Scholar More articles by this author , Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD UCSF Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9073 SectionsAboutAbstract ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstract Introduction: Since the late 1990s, accrediting bodies and oversight organizations have recognized reflection as an essential skill for health professionals and an important tool for competency-based assessment. As a result, educators and clinicians across the medical education spectrum are looking for guidance in the teaching and development of reflective ability. Based on a literature review and survey, we developed a consensus definition of reflection, and created the Learning From Your Experiences as a Professional (LEaP) Guidelines; a brief, stand-alone guide for both medical students and faculty. Methods: The guidelines resource is a three-page document. The first page includes student instructions on the effective use of reflection. Page two consists of a reflective exercise modeled on the clinical SOAP (Chief Complaint/Identification, Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) note. Page three concludes with a review of frequently asked questions. The resource takes approximately 1 hour to administer. Results: We conducted a randomized trial of the LEaP guidelines with third-year medical students at the University of California, San Francisco. We assigned half our sample of 167 students to receive the LEaP guidelines and half to receive only a definition of critical reflection in medical education. We found that the LEaP guidelines improved performance. Mean reflection scores were 3.81 (SD = 1.9) using LEaP guidelines and 2.22 (SD = .89) without the guidelines (p < 0.001). Discussion: In reflective learning, as in clinical practice, it appears that guidelines improve performance. Although to date more work has been done on assessing reflection skills in learners, it stands to reason that teaching the characteristics of more effective reflection and helping learners acquire the skills to reflect well should occur in conjunction with evaluations of their ability to do so. Questions remain about the dose and timing of instruction and guideline guided exercises needed to develop reliable reflective skill. Educational Objectives By the end of this session, learners will be able to: Distinguish critical reflection from reflection.Identify the role of critical reflection in professional development.List the components of a critical reflection.Use the Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan note template provided in the Learning From Your Experiences as a Professional (LEaP) guidelines to produce a critical reflection. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: UCSF LEaP Instructor's Guide.doc UCSF LEaP 2011.doc To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Related UCSF LEaP (Learning From Your Experiences as a Professional): Guidelines for Critical Reflection The UCSF Faculty Development Workshop on Critical Reflection in Medical Education: Training Educators to Teach and Provide Feedback on Learners' Reflections Copyright & Permissions© 2012 Aronson et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.KeywordsProfessional CompetenceReflectionDiagnostic Self-Evaluation Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support This research was support by AAMC Western Group on Educational Affairs Medical Education Research Grant (Aronson) and a UCSF Medical Education Research Fellowship (Aronson). Prior Presentations Aronson L, Niehaus B, Hill-Sakurai L, Lai C, O'Sullivan P. A Randomized Trial of Reflective Learning Guidelines and Feedback Among Third Year Medical Students. Presented at: Western Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meetings and UCSF Education Day; April 2011. Aronson L, Robertson P, Lindow J, O'Sullivan P. Guidelines for Reflective Writing Produce Higher Quality Reflections. Presented at: AAMC Annual Meeting; November 2009. Aronson L, Topp K, Kruidering M. Teaching Reflection to First Year Medical Students: Applications to an Early Leadership Experience. Presented at: Western Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting and UCSF Education Day; April 2010. Loading ...