ABSTRACT A study was conducted between August 2004 and August 2005 to explore the
experiences of Foundation year 2 (F2) trainees who used the learning portfolio on the …

Context A learning portfolio was developed to support the development of trainee doctors
piloting Foundation Programme prototypes across the Northern Deanery in 2004 and 2005 …

Reflective learning has been widely addressed as an important learning mechanism in the
educational literature. The creation of portfolios has been seen as a mechanism to promote …

Background Portfolios are increasingly advocated in medical education. Qualitative studies
have suggested their value in stimulating experiential learning, promoting deep learning …

Background: A portfolio is a collection of evidence supporting an individual's achievement of
competencies and learning outcomes. The material included in the portfolio must be …

In 1990, Miller wrote that no tools were available for assessment of what a learner does
when functioning independently at the clinical workplace (Miller). Since then portfolios have …

When I was a medical student and later a GP registrar I kept my registration documents,
degrees and certificates of satisfactory completion of training all together in a box. Over the …

In a recent publication by van Tartwijk and Driessen (2009), the advantages of portfolios in
both undergraduate and postgraduate health professions education are reported over the …

Abstract Introduction The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
recommends resident portfolios as 1 method for assessing competence in practice-based …

Introduction A cross over comparison between 'traditional'continuing medical education
(CME) activities and portfolio‐based learning in general practice is described. Method Thirty …