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Volume 14 (2)
Volume 14, Issue 2, 1994
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1994; 14(2):69-74
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Lifelong, Self-Directed Learning: Why Physicians and Educators Should Be Interested
Penny A. Jennett, PhD
Richard W. Swanson, MD
A b s t r a c t
Lifelong, self-directed, practice-based learning in medicine is reviewed. Case examples which serve to illustrate the process and its importance as a continuous improvement activity are presented. Specific reference is made to this new type of CME in the maintenance of competence.
Keywords: lifelong learning; self-directed; CME; continuous quality improvement; maintenance of competence
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