(Part 1) From Lab to Clinic - Integrating Context, Communication, and Critical Thinking in Health Professions Education
Clinical Learning, Reimagined - the Podcast
How much of a biochemistry lecture survives at the bedside? In this episode, host Leslie Fall, MD talks with Nikki Woods, PhD, Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair for Research in Health Professions Education, Director of The Institute for Education Research (TIER) at University Health Network, and Senior Scientist at The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, about the research behind how basic science shapes clinical reasoning. Trained as a cognitive psychologist, Dr. Woods explains why basic science is not a hurdle to clear, but the “why” that connects what learners know. She breaks down cognitive integration, shows how separating clinical and basic science content can erase its benefits for diagnostic accuracy, and unpacks the difference between procedural and conceptual knowledge.
Be on the lookout for Part 2, coming soon, where Drs. Woods and Fall explore how educators can prepare learners to keep learning from everyday practice, what it takes to develop adaptive experts, and how case-based learning and productive struggle can hold up in the age of AI.
Full show notes available here: https://aquifer.org/hubfs/CLR%20Show%20Notes%20-%20Nikki%20Woods%20Part%201.pdf
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