Research in 90sec's

How to support qualitative researchers whose work addresses challenging, difficult and sensitive topics?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Silverio and colleagues who brought awareness to the little attention that has been given to how we keep researchers safe. By documenting their experiences, they offer practical principles to promote wellbeing of researchers working with challenging, difficult and sensitive topics.

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Silverio, S. A., Sheen, K. S., Bramante, A., Knighting, K., Koops, T. U., Montgomery, E., ... & Sandall, J. (2022). Sensitive, Challenging, and Difficult Topics: Experiences and Practical Considerations for Qualitative Researchers. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 16094069221124739.

If not to promote learning, what do teaching evaluations actually do?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Ginsburg and Stroud who shed light on this critical question by bringing awareness to the numerous threats caused by the transactional nature of the system in which teaching evaluations operate.

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Ginsburg, S., & Stroud, L. Necessary But Insufficient and Possibly Counterproductive: The Complex Problem of Teaching Evaluations. Academic Medicine, 10-1097.

What's behind prospective entrustment decisions?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Schumacher and colleagues who explored the factors that influence and determine prospective entrustment decisions made by members of such committees. And they found that trainees' ability to know limits and seek help are the foundation of such decision-making.

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Schumacher, D. J., Michelson, C., Winn, A. S., Turner, D. A., Elshoff, E., & Kinnear, B. (2022). Making prospective entrustment decisions: Knowing limits, seeking help and defaulting. Medical Education.

What are the challenges of implementing CPD in rural settings?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Campos-Zamora and colleagues who explored the barriers that health professionals in a rural healthcare context in Mexico faced participating in CPD activities.

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Campos-Zamora, M., Gilbert, H., Esparza-Perez, R. I., Sanchez-Mendiola, M., Gardner, R., Richards, J. B., ... & Dobiesz, V. A. (2022). Continuing professional development challenges in a rural setting: A mixed-methods study. Perspectives on medical education, 11(5), 273-280.

How can we optimise the educational value of indirect patient care?

In this episode, I feature a paper by O'Toole and colleagues who explored the perceptions of family medicine trainees and supervisors about indirect patient care activities. And in doing so, they uncovered a discrepancy that requires explicit pedagogical attention.

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O'Toole, D., Sadik, M., Inglis, G., Weresch, J., & Vanstone, M. (2022). Optimising the educational value of indirect patient care. Medical Education, 56(12), 1214-1222.

How do service user educators experience their storytelling?

In this episode, I feature a paper by LeBlanc-Omstead and Kinsella who troubled the notion that storytelling of service user educators is a wholly positive or benevolent endeavour to bring awareness to its ethical implications.

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LeBlanc-Omstead, S., & Kinsella, E. A. (2022). “Come and share your story and make everyone cry”: complicating service user educator storytelling in mental health professional education. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 1-24.

How do research authors interpret and respond to peer-review feedback?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Watling and team who unpacked the complicated role of peer-review as feedback from the perspective of research authors. Despite its many challenges, many authors have come to view navigating peer review successfully as a key professional skill.

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Watling C, Shaw J, Field E, Ginsburg S. ‘For the most part it works’: Exploring how authors navigate peer review feedback. Medical Education. 2022 Aug 28.

What do composite narratives offer to medical education research?

In this episode, I feature a paper by McElhinney and Kennedy who explored the role, strengths, and weaknesses of narrative research, and described, in particular the valuable role of composite narratives in medical education research.

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McElhinney Z, Kennedy C. Enhancing the collective, protecting the personal: the valuable role of composite narratives in medical education research. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2022 Aug;11(4):220-7.

What does it take to transform a cadaver into an educational tool?

In this episode, I feature a paper by MacLeod and team who engaged in a 2-year ethnographic exploration to reveal the expertise, skills and dedication of medical educators who work with cadavers. And in doing so, they revealed stories of contradiction and pride.

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MacLeod A, Cameron P, Luong V, Kovacs G, Patrick L, Fredeen M, Kits O, Tummons J. Negotiating humanity: an ethnography of cadaver-based simulation. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2022 Aug 22:1-23.

Why is it that virtual care seem to be good for patients but not for learners?

In this episode I feature a paper by Shepherd and colleagues who explored the experiences of teachers and learners about learner integration into virtual care. Even though, faculty expressed a desire to keep virtual care as part of their future clinic practice, paradoxically, most felt that they were unlikely to include learners.

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Shepherd L, McConnell A, Watling C. Good for patients but not learners? Exploring faculty and learner virtual care integration. Medical Education. 2022 Jun 22.