From shadows to sunlight: Rethinking Intraprofessional collaboration beyond the cave

TL;DR

The paper suggests that medical education should break down hierarchies and foster teamwork to improve patient care and learning.

Contribution

It proposes a shift from traditional, isolated practices to collaborative, role-aware medical education.

Findings

Hierarchies and siloed thinking hinder effective collaboration in medical education.

Recognizing all roles can enhance patient care and learning outcomes.

Inspired by Plato's cave, the paper advocates for escaping limiting illusions in medical training.

Abstract

Schie et al. argue that medical education must move beyond entrenched hierarchies and siloed thinking. Like Plato's cave, escaping illusions enables collaboration, recognizing all roles to improve patient care and learning.