Publications for the week of March 1st, 2021
Major Contributions:
Black Ice:
- Six ways to get a grip on leveraging the expertise of Instructional Design and Technology professionals
- Ten ways to get a grip on designing and implementing a competency-based medical education training program
You Should Try This:
- Interprofessional culinary education workshops at the University of Saskatchewan
- Creation and implementation of the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine
Commentary and Opinions:
Letters to the Editor:
Works-in-Progress:
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Major Contributions:
Exploring resident perceptions of initial competency based medical education implementation by Oswald et al. aimed to study residents’ opinions of the initial implementation of the nationally developed Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) model, Competence by design. They found that residents had a mixed reaction to the implementation; some found it to be a “make-work project” while others found it helpful and acknowledged the importance of shared responsibility for learning and assessment. They hope that by addressing initial challenges, their work will help with future stages of implementation.
Black Ice:
Six ways to get a grip on leveraging the expertise of Instructional Design and Technology professionals by Chen and Kleinheksel provided ways to improve technology implementation by clarifying the role that Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) professionals can play in technology initiatives and technology-enhanced learning. They concluded that a strong collaboration is to the benefit of both the learners and their future patients.
By Hsu et al. aims to help educators successfully navigate competency-based medical education (CBME) through careful planning and design prior to and throughout the implementation process. They contended that a successful implementation requires wide engagement of trainees, faculty, and committee members.
You Should Try This:
In their work, Interprofessional culinary education workshops at the University of Saskatchewan, Lieffers et al. described the implementation of interprofessional culinary education workshops that were designed to provide health professions students with an experiential and cooperative learning experience while learning about important topics in nutrition. They reported an enthusiastic response and cooperation among students from different health professional programs.
In Creation and implementation of the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine Kaitlin Endres and team described the creation of a handbook they made as an academic resource for medical students as they shift to clerkship. It includes relevant content encountered in Emergency Medicine. While they intended it for medical students, they also see its value for nurses, paramedics and other medical professionals.
Commentary and Opinions:
Impact of COVID 19 pandemic on the academics and psychology of final year medical students by Joshi and team described some of the challenges medical students face as a result of the switch to online education in India. They noted the loss of hands-on learning, potential disrupted e-learning due to unpredictable internet, and increased anxiety. They hoped that by increasing awareness of these potential issues, medical schools can modify the academic programs accordingly.
Letters to the Editor:
Re: “Development of a medical education podcast in obstetrics and gynecology” was written by Kirubarajan in response to the article by Development of a medical education podcast in obstetrics and gynecology by Black and team. Kirubarajan applauded the development of the podcast to meet a need in medical education, and suggested potential future topics such as interventions to prevent learner burnout.
Works-in-Progress:
In their study, Internal medicine residents’ and program directors’ perception of virtual interviews during COVID-19: a national survey by Relke and team, are considering the experiences of residents and directors during virtual CaRMS interviews due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They hope the findings from this survey will help inform and improve the experience in the event that subsequent years’ interviews are online again.
