We chose a medical career in the full knowledge that learning would be lifelong. Many of us actively contribute to the learning activities in our workplace voluntarily and as a reward in itself. When it comes to choosing CPD(Continuous Professional Development) activities for ourselves, is this an active choice or a matter of convenience? Recognizing the difference between CPD and learning as a student The difference lies in the experiential learning that we use to reflect on, and derive benefit from, just as we listen to the very same content as the student in the room.
As a result, learning is not merely an accumulation of knowledge, but results in development and wisdom. This is perhaps what makes us mature as clinicians that practice the art of medicine by tailoring care to individual patients as diagnosticians. Purpose of CPD/ CME Among us are those who view CPD activities as a…