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ANZCA and FPM CPD Program resources: Critical reflection

Activity: Critical reflection Practice evaluation - Reviewing performance

Critical reflection

Use a series of questions to review (see questions to use as prompts for critical reflection)

  • Your practice (practice reflection), or
  • Your current health and wellbeing (Own health and wellbeing reflection) to develop an Action plan or Personal Wellbeing plan.

  • After completing an annual structured conversation/critical appraisal, either participant may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity to determine how to incorporate feedback received or reflection on the experience of providing feedback into practice improvement.
  • After completing a multi-source feedback (MsF), patient experience survey (PES) or peer review of practice you may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity to develop a plan for practice change.
  • After competing a peer review of educational practice, either participant may choose to undertake an individual critical reflection activity to determine how to incorporate feedback received or reflect on the experience and providing feedback into practice improvement.
  • Individual participants in a peer support group may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity and reflect on the matters discussed at the peer support group.
  • Following an analysing healthcare outcomes meeting, AHO attendees may choose to undertake an individual critical reflection activity.
  • After completing a clinical audit or practice audit (clinical support) you may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity on what went well/not so well or what would you do differently in a future audit?
  • After completing a quality improvement project you may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity on what went well/not so well or what would you do differently in a future QI project/cycle?
  • After a work event - such as a near miss or conflict situation - you may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity and develop a plan for practice change.
  • After completing a workshop - or other learning experience - you may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity and develop a plan for practice change.
  • Consider a change to an aspect of your current work role - such as a career transition - and undertake a critical reflection activity and develop a plan for practice change.
  • Note: Several wellbeing reflection models, including two developed by and for Māori, are in the guideline.

  • See also: The CPD for clinical support roles guide for numerous critical reflection examples for fellows/CPD participants without direct patient care

External resources


This resource supports medical students, doctors in training and doctors engaging in revalidation on how to reflect as part of their practice. It has been developed jointly by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (UK), the UK Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD), the General Medical Council (GMC UK), and the Medical Schools Council (UK).


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