Home Research Research Library Purposeful Imprinting in Graduate Medical Education: Opportunities for Partnership Purposeful Imprinting in Graduate Medical Education: Opportunities for Partnership 2021 Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Holmboe, Eric S, Bazemore, Andrew W, and George, Brian C Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, Imprinting Of Training, and Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine Imprinting is a psychological term for “the process by which an organism develops a tendency to remain in proximity with the first stimuli to which it is exposed.” Imprinting stimuli are more or less constant during a very critical period of early development, and unlike associative learning, are not induced by consequences (either rewards or negative feedback). Imprinting comes from stimuli that are early, immersive, and innately comfortable. Similar effects are seen in medical education. Some have referred to imprinting as a “hidden curriculum” that exists in both medical school and graduate medical education (GME), potentially trumping the actual curriculum in terms of lasting impact on practice. ABFM Research Read all 2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training 2017 Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents? Go to Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents? 2023 Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) Go to Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) 2025 Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Holmboe, Eric S, Bazemore, Andrew W, and George, Brian C Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, Imprinting Of Training, and Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training 2017 Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents? Go to Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents? 2023 Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) Go to Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) 2025 Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training
2017 Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents? Go to Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents?
2023 Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) Go to Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional)
2025 Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to Impact of Training Length on Scope of Practice Among Residency Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
