Medical Education: General Concepts and Strategies

Abstract

Profession education has a long tradition, yet only during the last decades educational theories and strategies have emerged. To improve educational curricula and with educational programs, adult learning concepts need to be understood and programs primarily based on learners’ needs should be developed. In this chapter, we shall discuss the elementary principles of andragogy (or adult learning) including practical theories such as Kolb’s cycle of experiential learning and Bloom’s taxonomy.