The PAPERs Podcast

#66 - In this episode, we explore the challenges medical educators face while grading students across diverse settings in the Global South. With a mix of personal quirks, varying levels of confidence, and unpredictable environments, the grading process goes beyond simply assessing knowledge. It’s about navigating complexities and adapting to ever-changing circumstances.

Join us as we uncover the intricacies of assessment, the impact of context, and the balancing act between intention and reality.


Episode host: Jonathan Sherbino.

You can find episode notes and resources at the Papers Podcast episode website.

Episode article: Sims, D. A., Lucio-Ramirez, C. A., & Cilliers, F. J. (2024). Factors influencing clinician-educators’ assessment practice in varied Southern contexts: A health behaviour theory perspective. Advances in Health Sciences Education.


PAPERs Podcast are:
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

65 - The growth mindset, which involves learning from mistakes, is a crucial part of professional development for both trainees and seasoned practitioners. This episode explores how experienced clinicians reflect on both their errors and successes to enhance their practice.

Tune in for insights into competencies, developmental arcs, and the nuances of educational excellence.

Episode host: Linda Snell.

You can find episode notes and resources at this episode website

Episode article: Kotwal, S., Howell, M., Zwaan, L., & Wright, S. M. (2024). Exploring Clinical Lessons Learned by Experienced Hospitalists from Diagnostic Errors and Successes. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39(8), 1386–1392.


PAPERs Podcast are:
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

64 - Learners Got Talent?
Can innate talent be distinguished from hard-earned skills? Over recent decades, much has been written about the learner in difficulty, but what about the exceptional learner? Jason introduces a paper that spotlights the “talented” trainee 

Tune in for insights into competencies, developmental arcs, and the nuances of educational excellence.

Episode host: Jason R. Frank

You can find episode notes and resources at the episode website

Episode article: Mand, G., Nijhawan, M., Fernando, O., Freeman, R., & Merbaum, A. (2024). Identifying the exceptional learner in medical education: A doing vs. being framework. Medical Teacher, 46(6), 817–822. 


PAPERs Podcast are:
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

63 - You can’t handle my truth
This episode, hosted by Lara Varpio, tackles the pressing issue of mental illness among physicians and trainees—a crisis that remains hidden due to fear and stigma. We examine a crucial study that uncovers the obstacles to self-disclosure in medical training and highlights the ways we can better support those who care for us. Listen in for a powerful discussion on breaking down the barriers to mental health in medicine.

Note: This episode may be triggering for some listeners (listener discretion is advised)

Episode Host: Lara Varpio

For notes and references, please look at the PAPERsPodcast Episode webpage

Episode article
Kassam, A., Antepim, B., & Sukhera, J. (2024). A Mixed Methods Study of Perceptions of Mental Illness and Self-Disclosure of Mental Illness Among Medical Learners. Perspectives on Medical Education, 13(1), 336–348. https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1152

PAPERs Podcast are 
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

#62
Host Linda Snell are today doing a "consult"; digging a bit deeper into a subject. Explore this guide on faculty development featuring the Four-Quadrant Model by Yvonne Steinert..  Whether you're an educator or a faculty developer, this resource will help you design impactful programs and engage in meaningful professional growth. 

For all those links and articles that are mentioned in the episode, please take a look at the episode webpage

Episode Host: Linda Snell

Episode article
Steinert, Y. (2010). Faculty development: From workshops to communities of practice. Medical Teacher, 32(5), 425–428.

PAPERs Podcast are 
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

#61 LIVE Session – Getting Realist with New Medical Schools—8C’s for Success
But how are new medical schools successfully established?
You would think this Herculean institution-building would induce a large body of literature about med-school-making but there is a big gap in the literature. In fact, the authors of today’s paper assert that there is little published empirical evidence to date, nor any theory brought to bear on this phenomenon. The authors chose a Critical Realist lens and Institutional Entrepreneurship theory to design this study.

Episode host: Jason Frank

You find the episode notes on the Papers Podcast website

Episode article:  Kirubakaran, S., Kumar, K., Worley, P., Pimlott, J., & Greenhill, J. (2024). Establishing new medical schools in diverse contexts: A novel conceptual framework for success. Medical Education, n/a(n/a). 

PAPERs Podcast consists of
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

#60 -  How learners choose a digital resource to support their learning
Back in the days, “I read it somewhere” was an acceptable reference to authority. Today, highly intelligent, motivated, thoughtful, and critical health professionals are more likely to say, “I heard it on a podcast,” as an equivalent gesture to authority, but how do residents and clinical educators explicitly choose resources that fit their lifestyle and learning needs?

Episode host: Jonathan Sherbino

You find the episode notes on the Papers Podcast website

Episode article:  Trivedi SP, Rodman A, Eliasz KL, Soffler MI, Sullivan AM.
Finding the right combination for self‐directed learning: A focus group study of residents’ choice and use of digital resources to support their learning
The Clinical Teacher. 2024 Jan 17:e13722 

PAPERs Podcast consists of
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

59 - There’s a place for us, somewhere
In this episode, Lara leads a discussion about how authors decide between journals when they are making submissions. With conversation about preprints, factors shaping decisions, and a curated set of resources every author needs, this is a not-to-be-missed episode. 

For all those links and articles that are mentioned in the episode, please take a look at the episode webpage

Episode Host: Lara Varpio

Episode article
Maggio, L. A., Chtena, N., Alperin, J. P., Moorhead, L., & Willinsky, J. M. (2024). “The best home for this paper”: A qualitative study of how authors select where to submit manuscripts. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.14.594165

PAPERs Podcast are 
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

#58 - Can the impact on education be measured on patient outcomes?
In this episode the hosts take the hotly debate with a recent study published in Jama to their help. Tune in for a discussion that challenges both your workload memory and examines the real-world implications of education in healthcare.

Episode host: Jonathan Sherbino

You find the episode notes on the website

Episode article:
Gray, B. M., Vandergrift, J. L., Stevens, J. P., Lipner, R. S., McDonald, F. S., & Landon, B. E. (2024). Associations of Internal Medicine Residency Milestone Ratings and Certification Examination Scores With Patient Outcomes. JAMA.


PAPERs Podcast consist of
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

In this episode, we talk about curriculum renewal from a different angle:  
What happens to the educator’s identity when major reform is undertaken? What happens to that identity when content expertise is only part of what is now required?

Episode host: Lara Varpio

You find the episode notes on the website

Episode article:
Volschenk, M., & Hansen, A. (2024). Medical teachers’ identity learning during major curriculum renewal: A landscapes of practice perspective. Medical Teacher, 1–7.

PAPERs Podcast consist of
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet