Six ways to get a grip on co-creating curriculum with patients

L Graves; E Soleas; J Turnnidge; N Cofie; M Jackson; J Mulder; P Karazivan; A Descôteaux; V Balounaïck-Arowas; R Van Hoorn; N Dalgarno

doi:10.36834/cmej.79711

Authors

L Graves Western Michigan University
E Soleas Queen’s University
J Turnnidge Queen's University
N Cofie Queen’s University
M Jackson Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public
J Mulder Queen’s University
P Karazivan Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public
A Descôteaux Université de Montréal
V Balounaïck-Arowas Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public
R Van Hoorn Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
N Dalgarno Queen's University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.79711

Abstract

There is growing recognition of the value and importance of patient engagement in medical education. In this work, we reflect on both the literature on patient engagement and our experiences with a recent initiative focused on the co-creation of educational curricula with patient and healthcare professional partners and offer recommendations for educators and researchers interested in engaging in patient partnerships to develop medical education curriculum. We adopted a co-creation approach, in which patient and healthcare professional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) were provided an opportunity to co-create curricular material. During the curricular development period, we experienced successes and challenges that allowed us to develop six recommendations to “get a grip” on adopting co-creation approaches to curriculum development in medical education. By applying these recommendations, medical educators can help foster meaningful and sustainable patient partnerships.

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Author Biographies

L Graves, Western Michigan University

Graves, Lisa, Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America.

E Soleas, Queen’s University

Soleas, Eleftherios, Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

N Cofie, Queen’s University

Cofie, Nicholas, Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

M Jackson, Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public

Jackson, Mathieu, Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public (CEPPP), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

J Mulder, Queen’s University

Mulder, Jeanne, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

P Karazivan, Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public

Karazivan, Philippe, Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public (CEPPP), Bureau du patient partenaire (BPP), Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

A Descôteaux, Université de Montréal

Descôteaux, Annie, Bureau du patient partenaire (BPP), Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

V Balounaïck-Arowas, Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public

Balounaïck-Arowas, Vanessa, Centre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the Public (CEPPP), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

R Van Hoorn, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

Van Hoorn, Rob, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

N Dalgarno, Queen's University

Dalgarno, Nancy, Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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