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Editorial
. 2021 Sep 20;31(Suppl 1):17-20.
doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01404-w. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Ten Global Challenges in Medical Education: Wicked Issues and Options for Action

Stewart Mennin  1   2
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Editorial

Ten Global Challenges in Medical Education: Wicked Issues and Options for Action

Stewart Mennin. Med Sci Educ. .

Abstract

Medical education and the health professions are facing multiple global challenges that are context specific yet are patterned across contexts. These challenges have been described as wicked issues that defy known solutions and are viewed differently by different people. Three simple approaches, inquiry, pattern recognition, and Adaptive Action, are presented as a way forward to tame wicked issues and take informed action.

Keywords: Adaptive Action; Global challenges; Inquiry; Pattern recognition; Wicked issues.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests.

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