Lifelong learning: reflections of a junior doctor

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this paper is investigate the importance of lifelong learning in the area of medicine.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper examines changes in methods of learning and challenges to educators today.

Findings

The paper finds that today there is a pressure for the formalized accounting of education with a few high profile cases of negligent medical care which have perhaps created the belief that recording learning for all may catch errant doctors in the future. It is suggested that learning risks becoming an exercise in meeting demands, but inspiring the desire to learn is also crucial.

Originality/value

The paper provides a useful opinion on lifelong learning for the medical profession.

Citation

Williams, M.A. (2007), "Lifelong learning: reflections of a junior doctor", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280710758808