Canadian Medical Education Journal

About the Journal

Welcome to the Canadian Medical Education Journal (CMEJ) that publishes scientific and scholarly work in medical education. The CMEJ is indexed in Medline, distributed on our website and through Erudit, and tracked by Google Scholar. For current metrics, especially annual citations and i10 and h-index, see About the Journal, Journal Metrics.

Current Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2025)

Published: 2025-04-30

Editorial

Embracing the next frontier in assessment

Christina St-Onge

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Original Research

Exploring the perspectives of new-in-practice specialists about the Health Advocate role: “I didn’t even know where to start”

Jacqueline Dorothy Cochrane , Nancy Dudek, Kelsey Crawford, Lindsay Cowley , Kori A LaDonna

6-16
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Considering the potential unintended consequences of RateMDs: an exploratory study in one specialty

Kristina H Pulkki, Shamira Pira, Meredith Young, Grace M Scott, Carol Nhan, Kevin Fung, Gabriella Le Blanc, Lily HP Nguyen

17-24
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Multi-source feedback in undergraduate medical education: a pilot study

Ilona Bartman, Christina St-Onge, Marguerite Roy, Andrea Gingerich, Eleni Katsoulas, Saad Chahine, Nathalie Gagnon

25-31
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Brief Reports

Are we optimizing medical students’ preparation for clerkship? A content analysis of narrative comments on clinical skills during preclinical training

Linda Bergeron, Patricia Blanchette, Molk Chakroun, Élisabeth Boileau, Isabelle Boulais, Martine Chamberland, Christina St-Onge

32-37
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Diagnostic hypothesis generation through engaged peer observation: a quantitative descriptive study in a clinical simulation context

Stephanie Benoit, Diane Bouchard-Lamothe, Manon Denis-LeBlanc, Isabelle Burnier

38-42
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Can relaxation exercises improve students’ OSCE grades: a prospective study

Damien Massalou, Jérôme Doyen, Fabien Almairac, Pierre-Simon Rohrlich, Jean-Paul Fournier, Clair Vandersteen, Nirvana Sadaghianloo

43-47
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Reviews, Theoretical Papers, and Meta-Analyses

Optimizing feedback reception: a scoping review of skills and strategies for medical learners

Jennifer Rowe, Diane Bouchard Lamothe, Teagan Haggerty, Jake Engel, Cole Etherington, Manvinder Kaur, Etienne Vincent, Nibras Ghanmi, Preet Gujral, Valentina Ly, Sylvain Boet

48-62
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Black Ice

To be (virtual) or not to be: six ways to get a grip on choosing a delivery method for your educational program

Iman Lahouaoula, Heather Buckley, Nawaaz Nathoo

63-65
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Canadiana

Beyond the classroom: lessons in empathy and accessibility as a student clinician serving Calgary’s vulnerable populations

Brandon Azer

66-67
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Bridging gaps in orthopedic residency admissions: embracing diversity beyond research metrics

Rahul Kumar, Ansh Gosain, Jeremy Joshua Saintyl, Ajay Zheng, Karsten Chima, Roger Cassagnol

68-70
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You Should Try This

Rethinking global health training: making the links between theory and practice

Lucas AB Fisher, Candelaria Aristizabal Londono, Kayla Cropper, Graham Beresh, Jacob AK Alhassan

71-73
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Teaching compassion through a community-led, experiential learning activity for undergraduate medical students: the Empathy Project

Lina Shoppoff, Christine Mathew, Kaite Burkholder Harris, Laura Muldoon, Sydney Persaud, Sophia Kelly-Langer, Elisha Davidson, Moira Alie, Carissa Grondin, Claire E Kendall

74-76
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Commentary and Opinions

Breaking bad news, building better learners: using the SPIKES framework for medical education feedback

Sakshi Sinha, Christopher Gilchrist, Fok-Han Leung

77-78
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A critical analysis of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada examination experience

Malcolm M MacFarlane

79-90
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The hidden curriculum

Mohammed Kasim Ali

91-92
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Letters to the Editor

Disclosure of bad news: a challenging practice?

Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Kin Modesto Sugai

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Royal College exams, examined

Glen Bandiera, Christopher Watling, Tanya Horsley, Damon Dagnone, Sarah Taber, Farhan Bhanji

94-95
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