Browsing by Subject "Medical Education Research"

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    Developing an Anatomy Education PhD Program: Key Lessons and National Trends
    (2022-07-14) Brokaw, James J.
    PRESENTATION OUTLINE Brief history of the Education Track PhD Program What was our rationale for the Education Track PhD program? How did we develop our program and gain university approval? What are some of the key lessons we learned? What does our Education Track curriculum look like? Where do our Education Track graduates go? How do we pay for our program? Have other schools developed similar programs?
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    The Education Track PhD Program in Anatomy at Indiana University School of Medicine: A Decade Producing Anatomy Educator-Scholars
    (2018) Brokaw, James J.; Husmann, Polly R.; O'Loughlin, Valerie D.
    In 2008, the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) admitted its first student to a newly approved PhD program focusing on anatomical education rather than biomedical research. The goal of the Education Track PhD program is twofold: (1) to provide students with extensive training in all of the anatomical sub-disciplines coupled with sufficient teaching experience to be fully prepared to assume major educational responsibilities upon graduation and (2) to train students to conduct rigorous, medical education research and other educational scholarship necessary for promotion and tenure. The 90-credit hour curriculum includes coursework in anatomy and other biomedical subjects, education, statistics, and electives. For their dissertation work, the students complete a research project about some aspect of medical education. As of December 2017, the Education Track program had admitted 23 students and produced 10 graduates. Two more students are anticipated to graduate by June 2018. All of the graduates were offered faculty appointments (8 tenure track and 2 nontenure track) immediately upon graduation at major universities and medical schools. Four of the graduates were offered positions at IUSM. Eight graduates have appointments in medical school anatomy departments, 1 in a physical therapy department, and 1 in a physician assistant department. None of the graduates have been in their faculty positions long enough yet to have achieved tenure. During the period from 2009 through 2017, the students and graduates of the program gave 84 conference presentations and authored 47 peer-reviewed publications about anatomy or other aspects of medical education. Thus, in the 10 years since its inception, the Education Track program has successfully produced a small but stable supply of doctoral-level anatomy educator-scholars for a growing academic market.
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    Implementation of an Annual Education Day to Foster Medical Education Scholarship in a Regional Campus System
    (2023-04-19) Kochhar, Komal; Soleimani, Leila A; Byrne, Bobbi J; Stefanidis, Dimitrios; Pettit, Katie E; Zakeri, Bita H; Denny, Kim; Brokaw, James J; Wallach, Paul M
    Purpose/Background The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) employs a large geographically distributed system of medical education comprised of 8 regional medical campuses statewide and the main medical campus in Indianapolis. An inherent challenge of operating such a large multi-campus educational system is being able to provide professional development opportunities for all our medical educators across the state. Design/Methods To address the professional development challenge in a large multi-campus system, our steering committee planned an inaugural “Education Day” in 2020, which attracted proposals of educational innovations and scholarship from across the statewide system. After a peer-review process, the accepted proposals were scheduled for oral and poster presentations, workshops and small groups sessions, and themed sessions. A keynote address was given by a nationally recognized medical educator. The day ended with an awards ceremony for “best” faculty, staff, and student presentations. The Education Days were held in-person on the Indianapolis campus in 2020 and 2022; and it was held virtually in 2021. Outcomes/Results Across the 3 Education Days:  ~250 registrants participated each year  ~130 proposals were received each year; in 2022, we included an additional 40 proposals from medical students statewide regarding their Scholarly Concentration projects1  80% of the post-event respondents rated Education Day as excellent/very good  87% strongly agreed/agreed (SA/A) they were better able to collaborate with other IUSM medical educators  79% SA/A they were better able to identify best practices in medical education  72% SA/A they were better able to publish educational outcomes data To facilitate statewide dissemination, the presentations were archived in the University’s ScholarWorks Digital Repository.2 Strengths/Limitations IUSM’s Annual Education Day has established itself as a successful venue to share educational best practices and to forge new collaborations. Feasibility/Transferability Although the time and resources required for a successful Education Day are substantial, this event can be replicated elsewhere.