Medical Education

Outlines how to formulate a question, select a study design, and choose outcomes of interest.

Overview of the entire education research process, from formulating research questions to assessing the impact of your research

Describes six standards of excellence for education scholarship, and how they differ from other forms of academic scholarship.

Basic primer on research. Describes general categories of medical education research: explorative, experimental, observational, and translational.

A primer on medical education research. The document is appropriate for medical students and faculty who are new to medical education research.

Describes different types of research in medical education and encourages clarification studies which ask, "why or how did it work," requiring qualitative research methods.

Presents criteria for publication-worthy research questions.

Argues that medical education research should be grounded in a theoretical framework and that authors should be explicit about the educational philosophies underpinning the research.

Explains IRB considerations for educational research.

Through its grants, the Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) seeks to encourage and support research and innovation that address important problems, answer timely questions, and drive the practice of medical education forward. These grants aim to advance the work of all those engaged in improving academic medicine. Katz and Temple are part of NEGEA.

The purpose of this program is to promote student educational research and scholarship that is innovative and relevant to the mission of IAMSE. IAMSE strives to advance health profession education through teacher development and to ensure that the teaching and learning of medical science continues to be firmly grounded in foundational sciences and the best practices of teaching.