Tips for Managing Resistance to Innovation in Medical Education
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.18.5.25
- Author:
Alam Sher Malik
1
;
Rukhsana Hussain Malik
2
Author Information
1. International Medical School, Management and Science University, University Drive, Off Persiaran Olahraga, Section 13, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
2. MedEd Webinar Series. 32, Jalan Kristal 7/66, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Medical education, Curricular innovations, Resistance, Leadership attributes, Professionalism
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2022;18(No.5):180-189
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Resistance to innovation is a natural protective mechanism and it should be perceived as a “conditional acceptance”
rather than outright rejection. The change agents need to take a number of steps to convert the conditional acceptance to a “welcome change”. The aim of this article is to equip the staff members in the institutions of higher learning with tools for effectively managing the resistance to innovations in medical education. We examined the published literature in the area of managing the resistance to change and combined it with our own experiences in the
established as well as new medical schools in two Asian countries and developed 12 tips to assist the change agents
to manage the resistance to innovations effectively. Application of these tips will help change agents to use their
time and efforts efficiently and effectively to achieve credible and lasting changes in the field of medical education.
- Full text:11.2022my1344.pdf
