WHY are these MHPE program so popular? In this episode, the hosts discuss the explosion of Master’s in Health Professions Education programs around the world. They discuss a paper reporting on the goals of these programs, the expectations Directors have of the graduates, and future directions.

Episode host: Lara Varpio

Episode notes on the website

Episode article: Tekian, A., Dekhtyar, M., & Park, Y. S. (2023). The rapid growth and expansion of Master of health professions education (MHPE) programs: A mixed-methods study of international curricular trends and guidelines for programs. Medical teacher, 1–8. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2284657

Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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Is a competency-based approach to health professions education compatible with professional identity formation? These authors say no and offer some remedies. But is their premise based on misunderstandings?

Episode host: Jason Frank

Episode article: Sternszus, R., Slattery, N. K., Cruess, R. L., Cate, O. ten, Hamstra, S. J., & Steinert, Y. (2023). Contradictions and Opportunities: Reconciling Professional Identity Formation and Competency-Based Medical Education (1). 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1027

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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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Feedback convention (dogma?) suggests that it should be given immediately.

This episode examines that premise. Via an elegant experiment, the authors examine the effect of feedback on learning and the optimal timing of feedback. Spoiler alert: it’s an experiment, so you’ll need to squint/stretch to see how/if the findings change your teaching practice.

Episode host Jonathan Sherbino

Episode article
Ryan, A., Judd, T., Swanson, D., Larsen, D. P., Elliott, S., Tzanetos, K., & Kulasegaram, K. (2020). Beyond right or wrong: More effective feedback for formative multiple-choice tests. Perspectives on medical education, 9(5), 307–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-020-00606-z

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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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The 3Ms Do you depend on your phone?
In this episode, the papers podcast team reviews a paper that explores media multitasking among medical students. The paper applies a theory-based approach to understand the beliefs and factors that influence multitasking behavior and its impact on academic performance. The team discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the paper, the use of theory and methods, and the relevance and usefulness of the findings for health professions education. Tune in to hear their lively and insightful conversation.

Episode Host: Linda Snell

Notes and links at the episode webpage

Episode article
Mayl, J. J., Vaala, S. E., Patel, P. V., Ritter, M. B., & Richardson, K. M. (2023). Media Multitasking in Medical Students: A Theory-Based Approach to Understanding this Behavior. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 35(3), 265–276. https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2022.2056742

Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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My best mistake
In today’s episode, the hosts discuss a paper about the medical errors committed by physicians—their triggers, the topics they reflect in relation to those errors, and what lessons they take away from those error experiences. While that is the topic of the paper, the hosts debate several points in the paper—not the least of which being: What can you do when your research data are actually chapters in a published book?

Episode Host: Lara Varpio

Notes and links at the episode webpage

Episode article
Raghoebar-Krieger, H. M. J., Barnhoorn, P. C., & Verhoeven, A. A. H. (2023). Reflection on medical errors: A thematic analysis. Medical teacher, 1–7. Advance online publication.

Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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Open access on-line education resources are the fast growing segment of educational tools. As this grassroots phenomenon approaches metaphorical middle age, what are the best practices for the development and implementation of blogs, podcasts, inforgraphics etc. This episode helps synthesize the evidence for developers.

Episode Host: Jonathan Sherbino

Episode article Khalid, F., Wu, M., Ting, D. K., Thoma, B., Haas, M. R. C., Brenner, M. J., Yilmaz, Y., Kim, Y. M., & Chan, T. M. (2023). Guidelines: The Do's, Don'ts and Don't Knows of Creating Open Educational Resources. Perspectives on medical education, 12(1), 25–40. https://doi.
org/10.5334/pme.817

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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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How can organizations support the development of Clinical Educator Identity?

In this episode of PAPERS Podcast, the hosts review a recent study that explores the factors affecting Clinical Educator Identity Formation and provides guidance on how organizations can support its development, maintenance, and advancement. How do we get to be who we are as educators? What are the enablers and barriers? How do personal, relational, and organizational factors impact the formation of Senior Clinical-Educator Identity? Listen in!

Episode Host: Linda Snell

Notes and links at the episode webpage

Episode article
Lee, D. W.-C., Tan, C. K. N., Tan, K., Yee, X. J., Jion, Y., Roebertsen, H., & Dong, C. (2023). How community and organizational culture interact and affect senior clinical educator identity. Medical Teacher, 0(0), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2262103

Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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It’s our annual infamous Holiday Episode, where we find the quirkiest papers in health professions education!
These are the papers that we couldn’t resist talking about, even if they’re not the most rigorous or relevant to our practice. These are the papers that will make you say “Wow, I can’t believe this got into the literature!” We like to have some fun and celebrate the diversity and creativity of our field. And who knows, maybe you’ll learn something new or get inspired by some of these quirky papers. So, without further ado, let’s turn to our elves and see what do they have for us!

What are the oddest papers you have noticed in the last year? Here are the hosts’ choice:

1. Lara found a paper that addresses an age-old superstition in medicine…Don’t be that learner that says this word!
2. Linda found a paper that asks if all the walking her fellow Internists do on the wards makes them better doctors??
3. Jason found a paper that totally justifies how he watches educational videos!
4. Jon found a clever paper that looked a scrub colours and competence!
5. Jason had a surprise bonus paper just for Jon…

Episode webpage

Episode Elfs: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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Welcome to the special episode of our podcast, where we showcase the work of early career scholars in health professions education from around the world. This is part two of a two-part series, where we will hear from three different researchers who have been nominated by colleagues to share their projects and insights with us In this episode, we will learn about the diverse topics and methods that these scholars are using to advance the field of health professions education.

We hope that their stories will inspire you to connect with them, explore their work, and pursue your own education scholarship.

This episode we are featuring :

• Natasja Looman, a researcher at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on exploring power dynamics and their impact on intraprofessional learning.
• Abigail Konopasky Director in Medical Education Research and Scholarship and Associate Professor of Medical Education at Giesel School of Medicine, US. Her research is focused on clinical reasoning, linguistics, and narrative analysis
• Jenny Routh veterinary surgeon and a PhD researcher at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey in the UK. She has explored the topic of student preparedness for workplace clinical training

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Hosts are: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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In response to a listener request, Lara describes the differences between conceptual frameworks, theory, and theoretical frameworks.

Host: Lara Varpio

Episode page is especially helpful this week since all the figures are in there.

Episode article for reference: Varpio, L., Paradis, E., Uijtdehaage, S., & Young, M. (2020). The Distinctions Between Theory, Theoretical Framework, and Conceptual Framework. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 95(7), 989–994. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003075

Hosts: Lara Varpio
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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