How Are We Teaching and What Are They Learning: The Educational Psychology of Clinical Training

Abstract Clinical training is paramount to the educational experience of learners, and the purpose of this training can be categorized into four categories of learning taxonomies: socialization, clinical reasoning, medical management of patient care, and attitudinal change. This manuscript investigates the educational psychology that provides the foundation of the categories of learning that take place in the clinical environment. Understanding this is critically important in order to create the opportunity for learners to activate his or her knowledge repertoire at the precise time of appropriate application.