#02 - Uncertainty - That’s what one fears most: Scoping review of uncertainty tolerance highlights why theory matters

In this episode, Lara Varpio takes the lead discussing a scoping review study examining uncertainty tolerance.

The hosts debate questions relevant to your educational practice, including: What is the role of uncertainty and uncertainty tolerance in both clinical work and in health professions education? Is uncertaintly tolerance a competence to be expected of clinicians? If yes, how can we teach it? The hosts also share some insights about how to do a scoping review (listen into the ongoing debate between Lara and Jon—is a systematic review more like a narrative review or a systematic review).

Lara's takeaway message: The theory you select to shape your study foundationally shapes the knowledge you develop.

Listen to understand available uncertainty tolerance interventions AND to understand how a different theory would offer our community a very different interpretation.

Article: Patel, P., Hancock, J., Rogers, M., & Pollard, S. R. (2022). Improving uncertainty tolerance in medical students: A scoping review. Medical Education, 56(12), 1163–1173.

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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Unit for teaching and learning at Karolinska Institutet