High-Frequency Learning Goals: Using Self-Regulated Learning to Influence Day-to-Day Practice in Clinical Education

ABSTRACTProblem: Although self-regulated learning (SRL) is considered a fundamental skill that must be developed in physician training, many programs of SRL utilize learning goals that are generated only at the beginning of learning experiences or are widely spaced apart in time. These goals are often not formally shared with those actually working with the learner in the clinical setting. Intervention: We developed a program of written, student-generated weekly learning goals in which students focused on processes of becoming better doctors for their patients. These goals were shared at the beginning of each week with students' clinical teams for feedback and incorporation into the work. Context: The weekly learning goals program was developed and implemented as part of a required 3rd-year neurology clerkship. At the end of each 4-week clerkship, students were asked to evaluate the program through an anonymous electronic survey utilizing quantitative and open-ended qualitative questions. Outcome: Seventy...