The Power of an Appreciative Perspective: How Appreciative Inquiry Brought Movement to a Hospital’s Medical Specialist Training Programmes
Abstract
The authors work at Erasmus MC (University Medical Center Rotterdam), one of the largest academic hospitals in the Netherlands, where they advise on future-proof training for young doctors (residents) to become medical specialists. They participated in the Appreciative Inquiry Learning Network conducted by Kessels & Smit in 2024–2025.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change
Innovations in Medical Education
Coaching Methods and Impact
Publication details
- Journal / source
- AI Practitioner
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 62–69
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026