29. William Jeffries- No Lecture Medical School Model

Dr. William Jeffries, the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, comes onto the show today for a great discussion regarding how the active learning model at Larner started, the data behind active learning compared to lecturing, how Larner's program is structured and how it is unique,  what are some of the biggest issues in medical education, what can students/physicians do to help contribute to improving medical education, his idea for improving medical education and more!   University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Active Learning Model:  http://www.med.uvm.edu/mededucation/about/active_learning  Article by Freeman et all http://www.pnas.org/content/111/23/8410.full.pdf?sid=e82bdba7-c818-4930-9c59-5742b3f38ec7  William Jeffries Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/williamjefs  Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UVMLarnerMed/?ref=br_rs Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/uvmmedicine/  Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/UVMLarnerMed