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ABSTRACT: Defining Clinical Excellence in Hospital Medicine: A Qualitative Study

INTRODUCTION: There are now more than 50,000 hospitalists working in the United States. Limited empiric research has been performed to characterize clinical excellence in hospital medicine. We conducted a qualitative study to discover elements judged to be most pertinent to excellence in clinical care delivered by hospitalists. METHODS: The chiefs of hospital medicine

Posted on 8 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

The Science of Storytelling: What Do Stories Look Like?

With all of the buzz around 'telling better stories' as a means of making educational interventions more memorable - a noble pursuit for sure - there doesn't seems to be a lot of agreement on what this really means. As a result there appears to be little progress being made

Posted on 28 Feb 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education

Science of Learning: The 2017 Spring Tour

One of my favorite parts of the Spring is the various meetings and symposia I am invited to - whether face-to-face or virtual - the opportunity to learn from and share with various learning professionals is perhaps my favorite part of being a Chief Learning Officer. Over the next month or

Posted on 27 Feb 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

Where does the ’17 years’ data point come from?

In 2010, after years of hearing that "[it takes on average]...17 years from research to practice..." I spent some time to dig into the facts…and I came away both impressed (by the underlying science) and concerned (by the barriers we face). The following is what I shared with my colleagues at Pfizer

Posted on 25 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, 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

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ABSTRACT: Defining Clinical Excellence in Hospital Medicine: A Qualitative Study

The Science of Storytelling: What Do Stories Look Like?

Science of Learning: The 2017 Spring Tour

Where does the ’17 years’ data point come from?

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

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