Encouraging reflective practice in medical education (russian version edited by Z.Z. Balkizov)

• Trevor Gibbs
• L.V. Khimion

Abstract

As busy clinicians and practitioners it becomes commonplace to look back over the day’s professional activities. All too often, and despite a preponderance of positive interactions, the reflective eye reviews the negative aspects of daily activity and interrupts the intended social relaxation. Hence reflection in medical care is often seen as a negative act, without purpose and rarely connected to any true educational outcome. In this article, we wish to present a positive picture of reflective practice and open the discussion of how it can become standard professional practice, leading to high quality care and encourage future learning.

«For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves».

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