White Paper
Adult Learning Theory
Physicians are adults with decades of clinical experience — yet rare disease education programs often treat them like students. This white paper applies the principles of andragogy to physician engagement, examining why self-directed, experience-grounded learning dramatically outperforms passive content delivery in rare disease contexts.
What’s Inside
- Why adult learners require fundamentally different educational approaches
- How andragogy principles map to rare disease physician engagement
- The role of relevance and immediate application in HCP knowledge retention
- Program design frameworks that activate adult learning in practice
