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Personal learning plans are being introduced and developed across the breadth of medical education from the early years of undergraduate training through to continuing professional development for experienced clinicians.This Guide shows how and where they can be used, charting their history across higher education in the UK, indicating how they link with other professional development initiatives such as appraisal and revalidation, and giving an educational rationale for their use in enhancing lifelong learning. It offers a simple, stage-by-stage strategy for developing a personal learning plan, and for supporting others as they undertake the process themselves.

The article is divided into three parts:

• basics of the PLP
• background and relevance to medical education
• guide to making a PLP

• May be known by different names, e.g. Personal learning contract
• Key points
  • What needs to be learnt?
  • Why it needs to be learnt?
  • How will it be learnt?
  • How will learning be shown?
  • When - time frame for learning

Challis, M. (2000). AMEE Medical Education Guide No. 19: Personal learning plans. Medical Teacher, 22(3), 225–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/01421590050006160