Tag: emotion
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Without context, we see what we want to see
I don’t know anything about the backstory here, and am just assuming that the situation is as described in the title of the video. As soon as I saw the video, there were a few things I thought were worth noting: In short, given the lack of context, we all see what we want to…
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You are not what you’re thinking
If you asked me what I’ve learned in the past year or so that’s had the most significant impact on my well-being, it’s that I need not identify with my thoughts. In other words, recognising that I am not what I’m thinking. We all have that voice in our head telling us that we’re not…
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Emotions and assessment: considerations for rater‐based judgements of entrustment
We identify and discuss three different interpretations of the influence of raters’ emotions during assessments: (i) emotions lead to biased decision making; (ii) emotions contribute random noise to assessment, and (iii) emotions constitute legitimate sources of information that contribute to assessment decisions. We discuss these three interpretations in terms of areas for future research and…
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Objectifying students in the same way we objectify patients
What is it about the way we teach that sets up behaviours in our students for the way that they practice? I noticed that many of our students don’t consciously think of their patients as fully human beings. I don’t think it’s intentional, or that they’re disrespecting the patients…they just don’t think of them as…
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Results of my Delphi first round
I’ve recently finished the analysis of the first round of the Delphi study that I’m conducting as part of my PhD. The aim of the study is to determine the personal and professional attributes that determine patient outcomes, as well as the challenges faced in clinical education. These results will serve to inform the development…
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SAFRI: conflict resolution
Someone told me that the SAFRI programme had changed their life, and I remember thinking that that might be taking it a bit far. But today brought me closer to thinking that it might not be that far from the truth. It wasn’t so much the content of the session, but the reflection and discussion…