====== 🧠 Reflective Practice ======

Reflective Practice refers to a physician’s ability to critically evaluate their own [[clinical decision]]s, [[behavior]]s, and [[performance]] in order to learn and improve continuously.

In the context of [[ACGME]] and [[residency]] [[training]]:

Reflective Practice is a professional [[competency]] that involves:

Recognizing strengths and [[limitation]]s

Identifying [[error]]s or suboptimal care

Seeking feedback from peers, [[mentor]]s, or [[patient]]s

Applying insights from experience to future situations

Why it's important:

Encourages lifelong [[learning]]

Reduces [[cognitive bias]]es

Enhances [[clinical judgment]]

Promotes safe, ethical, and patient-centered care

In short:

Reflective Practice = thinking about what you did, why you did it, and how you could do it better next time.