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Lifelong Learning: Motherhood & Apple Pie. Fran Brahmi, MA, MLS, AHIP Lifelong Learning Competency Director October 11, 2004. What LLL is NOT. Vague set of skills that cannot be measured Ability to use Google and get a hit Ability to use MEDLINE and retrieve something A list of references.
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Lifelong Learning: Motherhood & Apple Pie Fran Brahmi, MA, MLS, AHIP Lifelong Learning Competency Director October 11, 2004
What LLL is NOT • Vague set of skills that cannot be measured • Ability to use Google and get a hit • Ability to use MEDLINE and retrieve something • A list of references
What LLL IS • Self-directed learning • Knowing what we already know and what we don’t (i.e., Learning Issues) • Learning to learn • Learning to critically assess what we read, hear, or see • Learning to re-assess the whole process on an ongoing process
What is LLL at IUSM? • Knowing our limitations (gaps) in medical knowledge, experience, and skills • Identifying resources that can be used to fill in those gaps • Critically assessing the quality of the information we obtain (via any format) based on criteria of validity, reliability, etc.
LLL examples at IUSM • IU South Bend • Medical Genetics • Histology/Embryology • IU Indianapolis • CHD • EBM
LLL assessment at IUSM • IU South Bend • Histology/Embryology (MS1) • PowerPoint presentation (10 min) + 1-3 below • Medical Genetics (MS2) • Search a rare disorder using a variety of databases (MEDLINE, OMIM) • Search same disorder on the WWW for patient information • Summarize search strategies, professional & patient information identified & located via an email attachment
LLL assessment at IUSM • IU Indianapolis • CHD • PBL cases • Triple Jump • EBM • Small group discussion of clinical scenarios and evidence-based approach to the literature • Written exam