Geert Kelchtermans

Disentangling clinical learning experiences: an exploratory study on the dynamic tensions in internship

Context  Clinical practice is an essential component of medical training, but not all internships yield the appropriate and expected learning results. We report on an exploratory study of the learning process during internship in undergraduate medical education. We hypothesised that learning experiences in clinical practice are determined by characteristics of the interns, characteristics of the training setting and the meaningful interactions between them.

Vulnerability in teaching: the moral and political roots of a structural condition

There is more to teaching than thorough subject knowledge and technical teaching skills. When teachers are asked about what they find motivating or satisfying in their jobs, they often spontaneously refer to feelings of joy, fascination, pride, wonder and enthusiasm, resulting from the fact that they work with “human material”, as they often call it. Teachers’ talk about their work immediately reveals that emotions are at the heart of teaching.