Additional Resources

The editors and authors of this handbook have developed a series of freely available resources which extend to contexts beyond health professions education and/or provide summarised formats of the tools described here. These additional resources are listed below.

Lazarus, M. D. (n.d.). Balancing knowledge with uncertainty. Teach HQ, Monash University. https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/teachhq/be-inspired/teaching-practice-examples/balancing-knowledge-with-uncertainty. This webpage provides a broad overview of how uncertainty tolerance teaching practices can be integrated across diverse educational contexts and disciplines.

Lazarus, M. D. (2021). Preparing todays learners for uncertainty. Myfuture, Education Services Australia. https://myfuture.edu.au/docs/default-source/insights/preparing-todays-learners-for-uncertainty.pdf?sfvrsn=57a3e0d8_2, and Lazarus, M. D. (n.d.). Preparing today’s learners for uncertainty [Webinar]. MyFuture & Viostream. https://publish.viostream.com/play/c-dgcei17. These resources support primary- and secondary-school educators and caregivers in helping learners develop adaptive responses to uncertainty.

MacDonald, J. B., Quinlan, E., Truong, M., & Lazarus, M. (2024). Managing uncertainty in professional practice. Australian Institute of Family Studies. https://aifs.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-06/2404_Managing%20uncertainty%20in%20professional%20practice.pdf. This resource aims to help those in healthcare practice manage the uncertainty that can present in patient encounters. It describes sources of uncertainty, adaptive responses to uncertainty, and activities to engage the caregiving team in learning adaptive strategies for managing uncertainty.

Stephens, G. C., & Lazarus, M. D. (2024). Twelve tips for developing healthcare learners’ uncertainty tolerance. Medical Teacher, 46(8), 1035–1043. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2307500. This article provides an overview for learners, educators, and educational systems of major elements which support health professions learners’ uncertainty tolerance development. It also summarises key evidence related to these elements.

Stephens, G. C., Sarkar, M., & Lazarus, M. D. (2024). ‘I was uncertain, but I was acting on it’: A longitudinal qualitative study of medical students’ responses to uncertainty. Medical Education, 58(7), 869–879. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15269. In this paper, Box 1 (‘Recommendations for reflection on uncertainty’) provides recommendations for how health professions learners can engage in reflection on uncertainty.