Medical Education Research Incubator: Foundations of Medical Education Research-Enduring Content
School of Medicine Greenville's new Medical Education Research Incubator (MEDRI) program is launching its educational Foundations of Medical Education Research seminar series. This seminar series will teach faculty the fundamentals of conducting medical education research to improve their own teaching and learning as physician-educators. Specifically, this series will cover the following topics: defining medical education scholarship versus teaching, methodologies for medical education research, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and ethical considerations for medical education research, and theoretical frameworks for medical education research.
Target Audience
Primary Audience:
- Practicing Physicians
Secondary Audience:
- Fellows, Residents
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this learning activity, participants will
- Know how to conceptualize and design a medical education study with appropriate theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and IRB approval.
- Be able to apply the knowledge learned to identify appropriate study designs, methodologies, frameworks, and ethics approvals needed for medical education research studies.
Additional Information
Activity Chair and Coordinator: Dr. Kirsten Porter-Stransky
Planning Committee Members:
- Dr. Caroline Astemborski
- Dr. Kelly Quesnelle
Guest Speakers
“The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville has been reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville delivers education that is relevant to clinicians’ needs, evidence-based, evaluated for its effectiveness, and independent of commercial influence.”