Teaching the next generation of neurologists — Elkind 72 7: 657 — Neurology
A recent article in Neurology discusses the information revolution in medical education (yay, finally someone gets it!):
The democratization of knowledge. Additionally, traditional hierarchies may have less significance to today’s trainees due to the democratization of knowledge. With availability of information to all on a handheld device, medical students, residents, and even patients have as much data available on rounds as highly experienced clinicians. Rather than information flowing only downhill from attending to resident to medical student to patient, information may flow up the chain of command, as well.38 Everybody will need to adjust to the new possibilities this entails, but it is likely that the greatest challenge, as in most revolutions, will be for those who are accustomed to being at the top of the hierarchy. There is already evidence that competence declines with time after training; studies have provided evidence that there is an inverse relationship between time in practice and quality of care delivered,48 though some have questioned these findings.49 This decline with time could accelerate as the pace of scientific and technological change increases, further augmenting the differences between the generations. In the future, it is possible that each generation will offer complementary skills in educating the others to provide optimal care.
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