Assessing physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning

• Published in: Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM Vol. 21; no. 9; pp. 931 - 936
• Main Authors: HOJAT, Mohammadreza, VELOSKI, Jon, NASCA, Thomas J, ERDMANN, James B, GONNELLA, Joseph S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.09.2006; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Education, Medical, Continuing - trends; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; General aspects; Health participants; Humans; Internal medicine; Lifelong learning; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Philadelphia; Physicians - psychology; Psychometrics; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Reproducibility of Results; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Philadelphia; Continuing education; Evaluation; Questionnaire; Attitude; Evaluation scale; Health staff; reliability; Physician; Psychometrics; Test reliability; Orientation; lifelong learning; Learning; Medicine; Test validation; Acquisition process; physicians; validity

Despite the importance of lifelong learning as an element of professionalism, no psychometrically sound instrument is available for its assessment among physicians. To assess the validity and reliability of an instrument developed to measure physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning. Mai...