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ABSTRACT: Introducing technology into medical education: two pilot studies.

OBJECTIVES: Educators are integrating new technology into medical curriculum. The impact of newer technology on educational outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to determine if two pilot interventions, (1) introducing iPads into problem-based learning (PBL) sessions and (2) online tutoring would improve the educational experience of our learners. METHODS: We voluntarily assigned 26 second-year

Posted on 29 Apr 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Quality improvement skills for pediatric residents: from lecture to implementation and sustainability

Quality improvement (QI) skills are relevant to efforts to improve the health care system. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) program requirements call for resident participation in local and institutional QI efforts, and the move to outcomes-based accreditation is resulting in greater focus on the resulting learning and

Posted on 29 Apr 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

ABSTRACT: Surgical journal club as a community of practice: a case study.

BACKGROUND: Journal club has become a signature pedagogy in postgraduate medical education. In this article, social learning theory, through the lens of "communities of practice" (CoP), is applied to elucidate the process of learning in journal club. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study is a case study of a surgical journal club. Video recordings

Posted on 29 Apr 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

Manuscript: How are medical students trained to locate biomedical information to practice evidence-based medicine?

OBJECTIVES: This study describes how information retrieval skills are taught in evidence-based medicine (EBM) at the undergraduate medical education (UGME) level. METHODS: The authors systematically searched MEDLINE, Scopus, Educational Resource Information Center, Web of Science, and Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews for English-language articles published between 2007 and 2012 describing information retrieval training to support

Posted on 29 Apr 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: The effects of test-enhanced learning on long-term retention in AAN annual meeting courses

OBJECTIVE: We measured the long-term retention of knowledge gained through selected American Academy of Neurology annual meeting courses and compared the effects of repeated quizzing (known as test-enhanced learning) and repeated studying on that retention. METHODS: Participants were recruited from 4 annual meeting courses. All participants took a pretest. This randomized, controlled trial

Posted on 29 Apr 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

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ABSTRACT: Introducing technology into medical education: two pilot studies.

ABSTRACT: Quality improvement skills for pediatric residents: from lecture to implementation and sustainability

ABSTRACT: Surgical journal club as a community of practice: a case study.

Manuscript: How are medical students trained to locate biomedical information to practice evidence-based medicine?

ABSTRACT: The effects of test-enhanced learning on long-term retention in AAN annual meeting courses

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