Dear Editor, We would firstly like to credit Hill et al.[1] for providing insightful research into
the evaluation of self-directed learning for first-year medical students. As fourth-year medical …

Background Medical educators have promoted self-directed learning (SDL) as an important
means of enabling students to take responsibility for their own learning throughout their …

The second study, reported by Lefroy et al. 3, included two cohorts of Year 1 medical
students involved in focus groups and a routine evaluation of their introductory …

Much medical education, from undergraduate programmes to continuing professional
development, is based on the premise that doctors are, or should be, selfdirected learners …

Background: It is critical that medical students develop self-directed, life-long learning skills
to navigate medical school successfully and to become competent healthcare professionals …

The authors describe the seven steps they help self-directed learners to work through on the
Diploma in Primary Health Care (Education) course at the University of the Witwatersrand …

Given the ever changing knowledge and practice of medicine, it is crucial for physicians to
continuously learn new information and refine their skills throughout a career spanning …

Background Self-directed learning (SDL) has become popular in medical curricula and has
been advocated as an effective learning strategy for medical students to develop …

The authors explain why they use self-directed learning to educate medical educators and
why they think self-directed learning should be encouraged in other spheres of medical …

All healthcare professionals are now expected to be self-directed learners, in which the
individual takes responsibility and uses their own initiative to direct their learning activities …