Get Ready For Gen Z, Our Next Generation of Medical Students
Get Ready For Gen Z, Our Next Generation of Medical Students

Summary/Abstract: Starting with 2020, medical school will enroll a new generation of students born between 2000-2012, otherwise known as Gen Z which expects a very different teaching experience than what previous generations have found appropriate and acceptable. In this article, we summarize practical educational advice that is based on our experience of instructing Millenial/Gen Y medical undergraduates, noticing subtle changes, and anticipating the shift to Gen Z. We performed a systematic review of the literature regarding Z generation and teaching methods. We analyzed the data and we added our personal experience. We summarized twelve practical educational advices regarding: lecture contents, delivery and performance of the lecture content, flipped classrooms, changing roles during academic lectures, mini-lectures and micro-learning, gamification and student engagement tools, virtual patient simulations, surgical simulators, language and communication, feedback, mentorship and holistic approaches. The education of Gen Z should take place in settings and formats as digitally enhanced as their daily environments and circumstances, which requires teachers to master digital tools themselves and to engage more with social media as part of their relationship with Gen Z students.

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