In this episode of the Section on Medical Education (SOME) podcast, James Town interviews Lynne Robins, PhD about her experience running the professional development program for medical educators at the University of Washington and the value of similar programs around the United States. She also discusses where qualitative research methods fit into medical education research.
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A few recommendations on Medical Education Journals (courtesy of Lynne Robins, PhD)
- Medical Teacher – http://www.medicalteacher.org/ – "One of my favorite journals to recommend to clinician-educators looking for practical tips – one of the journals that is most accessible" (e.g. "12 Tips" articles)
- Medical Education – http://www.mededucation50.com/read-more.html "For people who are interested in theory-driven research and not put off by potential jargon"
- Academic Medicine - http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/default.aspx – "One of the big academic medicine journals, full of pieces covering theory, practice and policy"
- Teaching and Learning in Medicine – http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/htlm20#.V1SpimazPhM - "A great place to submit manuscripts for people who aspire to write their first scholarly paper in medical education."
- Pubcrawler – http://pubcrawler.gen.tcd.ie/ "or any other search engine that sends you notifications"
References
The 2012 National DMEFP Conference Team, which consists of the following authors, Charlene M. Dewey, Teri L. Turner, Linda Perkowski, Jean Bailey, Larry D. Gruppen, Janet Riddle, Geeta Singhal, Patricia Mullan, Ann Poznanski, Tyson Pillow, Lynne S. Robins, Steven C. Rougas, Leora Horn, Marine V. Ghulyan & Deborah Simpson (2016) Twelve tips for developing, implementing, and sustaining medical education fellowship programs: Building on new trends and solid foundations, Medical Teacher, 38:2, 141-149, DOI:10.3109/0142159X.2015.1056518
O'Brien BC, Harris IB, Beckman TJ, Reed DA, Cook DA. Standards for reporting qualitative research: a synthesis of recommendations. Academic Medicine. 2014 Sep; 89 (9):1245-51.
Music
"Pizzicato (piano arrangement)", performed by Markus Staub, composer: Clement Philibert Leo Delibes. Downloaded from Musopen.org under the Creative Commons license.
