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Fromme HB, Mitre V, Karani R, et al. Modeling lifelong learning: exploring clinical teachers' skill development through the master adaptive learner lens. Acad Med. 2026101(5):550-557. doi: 10.1093/acamed/wvag025.
Abstract
Purpose: Clinical teachers must continuously learn new skills to support evolving needs of learners in complex clinical environments. The Clinician Educator Milestones published by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education delineate the skills needed, yet guidance for how to develop skills is lacking. The master adaptive learner (MAL) framework outlines a process for expertise development, but whether clinical teachers apply this to their own teaching skills development is unclear. The authors explored, through the MAL lens, how master clinical teachers develop their skills and what factors drive changes in their teaching. Method: The authors conducted a multisite, interview-based, qualitative study of master clinical teachers, using a cocreated definition to inform selection of participants. They developed and refined a semi-structured interview guide and collected demographics through an online survey between February and June 2024. Two authors analyzed the data using thematic analysis through an iterative process. Results: Twenty-nine clinical teachers participated, representing 11 specialties. The authors identified 4 main themes: (1) master clinical teachers intentionally change and improve their teaching over time; (2) internal and external factors drive change, including learner feedback, reflection, and humility; (3) formal and informal mechanisms enable teachers to change and improve, including faculty development, role modeling, and practice; and (4) changes encompass what and how they teach, with increasing emphasis on learner-centered approaches. The data suggest a master adaptive approach to teacher development-identifying gaps in knowledge through reflection and seeking professional development opportunities (planning), engaging with such opportunities (learning), analyzing feedback after experimenting (assessing), and adopting successful approaches (adapting). Conclusions: Master clinical teachers describe an active, intentional process to development of teaching skills that maps on the MAL framework. Institutions should support the expansion of faculty development efforts to explicitly promote this approach and address barriers to professional development of clinical teachers.
Questions
- What aspect of the article resonated most with your own experience as a clinical teacher or your role in medical education?
- The authors use the Master Adaptive Learner (MAL) framework to understand teacher development. Which phase of the MAL process do you think clinical teachers engage in most naturally? Which phase may require more support?
- What is one teaching practice you might reconsider or change after reading this article?

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I really connected with the idea that strong clinical teachers continue evolving through reflection and feedback. In my experience, adapting teaching methods to different learners is often the hardest but most important part of medical education, especially in fast-changing clinical environments where expectations and learner needs constantly evolve. The article also reminded me of the learning process in geometry dash lite, where improvement comes through repetition, recognizing mistakes, adjusting strategies, and gradually building confidence through practice. Both teaching and gameplay require patience, adaptability, and the willingness to keep improving after failure.
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