1. Research in Medical Education

2. “Good Teaching” Give examples of “good teaching”
Give examples of “best courses”
Give examples of “good exams”

3. Med Ed Scholarship
Scholarship advances or transforms knowledge by the application of intellect in an informed, disciplined, and creative manner.*
Scholarly work :
Requires a high level of content expertise and innovation;
Can be documented and made public for peer review & critique;
Can be reproduced and elaborated or built upon. **

4. Scholarship of Teaching
The scholarship of teaching implies the application of scholarly activities to the field of teaching…
Teaching becomes scholarship when it is made public and available for peer review and critique, and when the work can be reproduced and built on by other scholars.

5. Example: Teaching
The design and implementation of activities to promote learning, which can include …
Course and curriculum design
Development of instructional materials
Interactions with learners
Formative and summative assessment methods

6. Scholarly Teaching Makes a teaching - learning connection
Use relevant education research evidence
Apply intervention to enhance learning
Observe outcomes
Analyze results
Obtain peer evaluation
Use results to further improve
‘Product’ is reflected in student learning

7. Scholarship of Teaching
Builds on process of scholarly teaching
Requires:
Peer review for quality
‘Product’ - tangible or electronic
Public dissemination for others to learn from or build upon
Advances the field

8. Benefits of Educational Scholarship
Teachers - improved teaching, recognition, academic advancement, satisfaction…
Learners - improved learning, satisfaction, career choice…
Institutions - better curricula, recognition, stature…
Profession - develops, expands and enhances our professional role…

9. Challenges to Being Scholarly
Philosophical- Recognizing education as an area of inquiry and research
Educational Context- Complex environments
Multiple interventions
Evolving standards and benchmarks
Institutional= Lack of support (moral, resources)
Recognition of educational scholarship for academic advancement
Funding educational development, innovation
Personal- Multiple roles of clinical faculty (time, fatigue, work pressures)

10. Journal that publish Med Ed innovations
Academic Medicine
Advances in Health Sciences Education
American Educational Research Journal
BMC Medical Education
Journal of Graduate Medical Education
JIAMSE (Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators)
The Clinical Teacher
Journal of the Learning Sciences
Journal of Medical Simulation
Journal of Surgical Education
Medical Education
Medical Education Online
Medical Teacher
Simulation in healthcare
Teaching and Learning in Medicine

11. Med Ed Conferences Canadian Conference on Medical Education
International Conference on Residency Education
Association of Medical Education in Europe
The Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) Best Practice for Research Teaching in Medical Schools
MUN Med Ed Forum (November)
Education topics at all specialty conferences: CPS, SOGC, FMF,

12. Scholarship in education is needed …
For academic advancement
For personal satisfaction
Because it is a professional role
There are many opportunities for scholarship in daily work … recognize them!
Make your scholarship visible:
Presented
Documented