SMARTer Goalsetting: A Pilot Innovation for Coaches During the Transition to Residency?

Abigail Ford WinkelLucy Y ChangPauline McGloneColleen GillespieMarc Triola

Published in: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (2023)

Learners set realistic and attainable goals through the transition to residency, but the goals could be more specific, measurable, and timely. The residents set SMARTer goals, with coaching improving goal quality. Understanding how best to scaffold coaching and support goal-setting through this transition may improve trainees' self-directed learning and well-being.

Keyphrases

global health
medical students
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
public health
primary care
clinical trial
quality improvement
tissue engineering