Generational Differences in Medical Education: Know Thy Learner

This is a continuing series that is up to 1.5 credit hours. The intended audience is physician faculty. The program is presented in 1-hour sessions and covers topics including teaching skills, quality improvement and patient safety, and physician and trainee well-being. The live sessions of the series take place on the UF Health Jacksonville campus, or via zoom, and do not have commercial support. The presenters are community and College of Medicine faculty.

1. Review characteristics of 4 major generations active in health care
2. Identify the origin of "characteristics" commonly ascribed to current learners
3. Discuss the impact of Generation Z students’ preferences and tendencies on medical education in the near future
4. Develop potential strategies for better engaging Generation Z health professions students

The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For activity related questions, please contact
Name: Charity Snodgrass
Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact
Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Florida College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control a CME activity's content, including faculty, planners, reviewers, and/or others, must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Thursday, March 12, 2026