East meets West: Shadow coaching to support online reflective practice

摘要

ObjectivesA??structured, reflection-based electronic portfolio program (ePortfolio), with novel faculty development initiative, involving a??shadow coachesa??, was shared with the newly formed Ottawa-Shanghai Joint School of Medicine (OSJSM). OSJSM is a??partnership between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Ottawa. As the worlda??s first Sino-Canadian Joint Medical School, OSJSM introduced North American undergraduate medical curriculum to China. a??Shadow coachinga?? involved trans-Pacific pairing of coaches, supplemented by local faculty development.