Bidirectional learning opportunities: How GP-supervisors and trainees exchange knowledge.

Improving EBM learning opportunities for both supervisors and trainees requires more than simply instructing trainees to express knowledge-based-for instance-on recent evidence more often. Inflexible institutional roles related to historical claims of supervisors' epistemic authority hamper bidirectional learning. Posing open questions during learning conversations enhances the flexibility of institutional roles while also creating bidirectional learning opportunities.