"It's Okay to Say 'I Don't Know'": Medical Students Use Transformative Thinking to Cope with Ambiguity and Uncertainty

Uncertainty refers to the internal tension of not fully knowing or understanding a situation and is a concept that physicians must learn to deal with in order to become an effective provider. Ambiguity refers to the situation that is not fully known. Mezirow proposed that transformative learning occ...

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Main Authors: Virginia Randall, Charisse Villareal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) 2020-01-01
Series:MedEdPublish
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Online Access:https://www.mededpublish.org/Manuscripts/2773