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Are You Ready to Learn at DIA?

There are few universal truths in life, but one we might all agree on is that despite our best intentions, we can’t remember EVERYTHING...especially when we are bouncing from session to session and meeting to meeting at a marathon event like the DIA Global Annual Meeting. In reality, to make the

Posted on 14 Jun 2019
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Clinical Research Blog

ABSTRACT: Medical education of attention: A qualitative study of learning to listen to sound.

INTRODUCTION: There has been little qualitative research examining how physical examination skills are learned, particularly the sensory and subjective aspects of learning. The authors set out to study how medical students are taught and learn the skills of listening to sound. METHODS: As part of an ethnographic study in Melbourne, 15 semi-structured in-depth

Posted on 9 Oct 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

ABSTRACT: Learning and study strategies correlate with medical students’ performance in anatomical sciences.

Much of the content delivered during medical students' preclinical years is assessed nationally by such testing as the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE® ) Step 1 and Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination® (COMPLEX-USA® ) Step 1. Improvement of student study/learning strategies skills is associated with academic success in internal

Posted on 9 Oct 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

What We’ve Learned about Note-taking in Continuing Education

If we go all the way back (now nearly 6 years ago) to the original Learning Actions research project, one of the first insights gained was that note-taking is a nearly universal behavior that clinician-learners rely on to support their learning process. In fact, from my initial interviews I found

Posted on 3 May 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Study skills in anatomy and physiology: Is there a difference?

Many factors influence the way individual students study, including but not limited to: previous coursework, attitudes toward the class (motivation, intimidation, risk, etc.), metacognition, and work schedules. However, little of this research has involved medical students. The present article asks the question, "Do individual medical students study differently for different

Posted on 10 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Actual drawing of histological images improves knowledge retention

Medical students have to process a large amount of information during the first years of their study, which has to be retained over long periods of nonuse. Therefore, it would be beneficial when knowledge is gained in a way that promotes long-term retention. Paper-and-pencil drawings for the uptake of form-function

Posted on 10 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

The “Golden Rules” of Truly Purposeful Educational Design (and how to embrace them!)

Looking back at nearly a decade of training as an academic research scientist, I have come to hold one truth above all else: the most important lesson a scientist learns is how to approach one’s curiosity in a structured way – asking questions and challenging common understanding is essential to

Posted on 28 Aug 2016
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog

Defining (real) learner engagement in online educational interventions

Over the weekend I came across an interesting article in the latest Alliance Almanac, "Defining Participants and Learners in CME: Standardizing Language for Online Activity Reporting." Access to this article is limited to Alliance members, but in a nutshell, here is the take-away: Showing the overall number of people who engaged in our online CME activities,

Posted on 6 Jul 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning

ABSTRACT: Improving Learning Efficiency of Factual Knowledge in Medical Education

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review is to synthesize recent literature relating to factual knowledge acquisition and retention and to explore its applications to medical education. RESULTS: Distributing, or spacing, practice is superior to massed practice (i.e. cramming). Testing, compared to re-study, produces better learning and knowledge retention, especially if tested as retrieval

Posted on 6 May 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

The relationship between learning and the limitations of our working memory

I’ve been reading more and more recently about the connection between adult learning theory, cognitive science, and the underling physiology of learning – this is a critical body of literature for those planning and creating education. And while the complexity of this field of study is seemingly limitless, one of

Posted on 3 Mar 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

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Are You Ready to Learn at DIA?

ABSTRACT: Medical education of attention: A qualitative study of learning to listen to sound.

ABSTRACT: Learning and study strategies correlate with medical students’ performance in anatomical sciences.

What We’ve Learned about Note-taking in Continuing Education

ABSTRACT: Study skills in anatomy and physiology: Is there a difference?

ABSTRACT: Actual drawing of histological images improves knowledge retention

The “Golden Rules” of Truly Purposeful Educational Design (and how to embrace them!)

Defining (real) learner engagement in online educational interventions

ABSTRACT: Improving Learning Efficiency of Factual Knowledge in Medical Education

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