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MANUSCRIPT: Social Media in Health Science Education: An International Survey

BACKGROUND: Social media is an asset that higher education students can use for an array of purposes. Studies have shown the merits of social media use in educational settings; however, its adoption in health science education has been slow, and the contributing reasons remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: This multidisciplinary study aimed to examine health

Posted on 9 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Manuscript, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

MANUSCRIPT: Insights into Global Health Practice from the Agile Software Development Movement

Global health practitioners may feel frustration that current models of global health research, delivery, and implementation are overly focused on specific interventions, slow to provide health services in the field, and relatively ill-equipped to adapt to local contexts. Adapting design principles from the agile software development movement, we propose an

Posted on 9 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Leveraging Social Media to Promote Evidence-Based Continuing Medical Education

IMPORTANCE: New dissemination methods are needed to engage physicians in evidence-based continuing medical education (CME). OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of social media in engaging physicians in non-industry-sponsored CME. DESIGN: We tested the effect of different media platforms (e-mail, Facebook, paid Facebook and Twitter), CME topics, and different "hooks" (e.g., Q&A, clinical pearl and best

Posted on 9 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Training the Workforce: Description of a Longitudinal Interdisciplinary Education and Mentoring Program in Palliative Care.

CONTEXT: The rapid increase in demand for palliative care (PC) services has led to concerns regarding workforce shortages and threats to the resiliency of PC teams. OBJECTIVES: To describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a regional interdisciplinary training program in PC. METHODS: Thirty nurse and physician "fellows" representing 22 health systems across the Chicago

Posted on 9 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Ensuring the quality of multiple-choice exams administered to small cohorts: A cautionary tale

INTRODUCTION:Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are a cornerstone of assessment in medical education. Monitoring item properties (difficulty and discrimination) are important means of investigating examination quality. However, most item property guidelines were developed for use on large cohorts of examinees; little empirical work has investigated the suitability of applying guidelines to item difficulty

Posted on 9 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Resources

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MANUSCRIPT: Insights into Global Health Practice from the Agile Software Development Movement

ABSTRACT: Training the Workforce: Description of a Longitudinal Interdisciplinary Education and Mentoring Program in Palliative Care.

ABSTRACT: Ensuring the quality of multiple-choice exams administered to small cohorts: A cautionary tale

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