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MANUSCRIPT: Using databases in medical education research: AMEE Guide No. 77

Abstract This AMEE Guide offers an introduction to the use of databases in medical education research. It is intended for those who are contemplating conducting research in medical education but are new to the field. The Guide is structured around the process of planning your research so that data collection, management and analysis

ReachMD Interview: “Understanding Personal Learning Strategies in Medical Education”

A few weeks back I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Lawrence Sherman as part of the ReachMD lifelong learning series produced in conjunction with the Alliance for CEhp.  The interview is airing all this week on ReachMD (channel 167 on SiriusXM) and the podcast is available for download

ABSTRACT: Barriers to Improving Primary Care of Depression

Using clinical trials, researchers have demonstrated effective methods for treating depression in primary care, but improvements based on these trials are not being implemented. This might be because these improvements require more systematic organizational changes than can be made by individual physicians. We interviewed 82 physicians and administrative leaders of

MANUSCRIPT: Making the Case for Continuous Learning from Routinely Collected Data

In "Making the Case for Continuous Learning from Routinely Collected Data," the authors suggest that in order to achieve better health, patients and clinicians will need to view every health care encounter as providing an opportunity to improve outcomes. The paper cites widely-reported examples of routinely collected digital health data

MANUSCRIPT: Comparison of the medical students’ perceived self-efficacy and the evaluation of the observers and patients

Background The accuracy of self-assessment has been questioned in studies comparing physicians' self-assessments to observed assessments; however, none of these studies used self-efficacy as a method for self-assessment. The aim of the study was to investigate how medical students' perceived self-efficacy of specific communication skills corresponds to the evaluation of simulated patients

MANUSCRIPT: Effective Use of Educational Technology in Medical Education (2007)

There is no doubt that educational technologies have enhanced teaching and learning in medical education. There is also no doubt that technologies will continue to evolve and become further integrated into all facets of our professional and personal settings. The medical education community must be able to assure itself that the information presented to medical students and

ABSTRACT: Teaching for understanding in medical classrooms using multimedia design principles – Issa – 2013 – Medical Education – Wiley Online Library

Objectives  In line with a recent report entitled Effective Use of Educational Technology in Medical Education from the Association of American Medical Colleges Institute for Improving Medical Education (AAMC-IME), this study examined whether revising a medical lecture based on evidence-based principles of multimedia design would lead to improved long-term transfer

ABSTRACT: Applying the cognitive theory of multimedia learning: an analysis of medical animations – Yue – 2013 – Medical Education – Wiley Online Library

Context  Instructional animations play a prominent role in medical education, but the degree to which these teaching tools follow empirically established learning principles, such as those outlined in the cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML), is unknown. These principles provide guidelines for designing animations in a way that promotes optimal