Continuing Medical Education: Adult Resistance Against Learning PDF

Keywords

Adult education, resistance against learning

Abstract

Information flow between the different comers of the continents made patients in the developing world more aware of the health care quality and the standard of medical professionals. The matter became of great concem to the public and subsequently to the authorities. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the important factors that may have influenced the lack of progress of a group of doctors practicing in regional hospitals. Study group comprised of expected of a (35) year old medical practitioner Their career progress was observed over a period of (15) years. Nine continued in orthopaedics. Only two of them reached the level of consultant posts. (16) pursued different careers within the health care services (8) were happy with their progress in the alternative career, while the other (8) were dissatisfied. As many other doctors were able to progress under similar circumstances, adult resistance against leaming was considered an important reason to explain the lack of progress in this group. The factors considered important for failure to progress include: resistance to change, selective attention, negative attitude, indirect communication, frustration, and failure to obtain recognised higher qualifications. The commonest excuses used to explain their lack of progress were: discrimination, financial requirements, family responsibility and work overload. Conclusion is training programmes and professional career guidance are urgent considerations in many developing countries. There is a need for modifications and reformation to ensure effective future developments, modification, effective future.