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Volume 28 (3)

Volume 28, Issue 3, Summer 2008line
J Contin Educ Health Prof 2008; 28(3):186
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Development of an asset map of medical education research activity
Mary E. Christiaanse, Eleanor L. Russell, Sonia J. Crandall, Ann Lambros, Janeen C. Manuel, Julienne K. Kirk

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Introduction: Medical education research is gaining recognition as scholarship within academic medical centers. This survey was conducted at a medium-sized academic medical center in the United States. The purpose of the study was to learn faculty interest in research in medical education, so assets could be used to develop educational scholarship further.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to survey faculty activity and interest in medical education research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM).
Results: Overall response rate was 31% (263 out of 855) of faculty. Over half (60%) indicated interest in education research with 18% of the respondents currently involved in education research. If faculty were aware that education scholarship can lead to advancement, they were more likely to be involved in conducting such research ( p <0.01). A total of 22% did not understand what was meant by education research and 17% had no interest in education research.
Discussion: Interest in medical education research and scholarship is evident at WFUSM. Experience in conducting education research and understanding of the nature of this type of research have not yet been fully developed. There appears to be a core set of faculty interested in conducting education research who may serve as a resource for faculty development in future medical education scholarship.
Key Words: medical education research, asset mapping, educational scholarship, faculty development, continuing medical education

Lessons for Practice
  • Establishment of an academy model organization reflects an institutional commitment to the scholarship of teaching.
  • A survey of the faculty can provide baseline information about existing attitudes toward, knowledge of, and activity in medical education research and its contribution to academic advancement and promotion.
  • The survey indicated that over half of respondents were interested in pursuing medical education research and knew it leads to promotion.
  • Our survey process can serve as a model for other institutions seeking to assess interest and overall level of medical education research.
  • An initial priority for an institution may be to create opportunities to enhance the skill of the faculty interested in conducting medical education research.

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