Authentic Learning, Authentically Lived: Student Insights from a Medical Education Scholars Program

Authors

• Elena Gupta, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
• Trevor Canty, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
• Kuan Jiang, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
• Rajiv Potluri, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
• Joseph M. Minichiello, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA.
• Linda Morris, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-22-2026

Institution/Department

Emergency Medicine

Journal Title

Teaching and learning in medicine

Abstract

Hands-on experience with medical education research, scholarship, and practice allows medical students to develop valuable skills, such as project design, evaluation, time management, and communication. The Medical Education Scholars (MES) Program at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is one such opportunity for medical students to obtain hands-on experience. Six learners from the program, including five past MES leaders, engaged in a reflective approach on their experiences in MES under the guidance of a past MES faculty advisor. During this process, we found the Theory of Authentic Learning by Hill and Smith to be a helpful tool in making sense of our experiences. The lessons learned from learners' experiences, such as those included here, offer a unique, yet resonant, perspective to enrich the medical education literature.

First Page

1

Last Page

10

Recommended Citation

Gupta, Elena; Canty, Trevor; Jiang, Kuan; Potluri, Rajiv; Minichiello, Joseph M.; and Morris, Linda, "Authentic Learning, Authentically Lived: Student Insights from a Medical Education Scholars Program" (2026). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 4469.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/4469