Feb 22, AAMC RIME
Mar 01, JAMA Education Articles
Mar 21, AAMC Small Group
Mar 21, AAMC Workshops
Mar 14, AEA All Areas

Upcoming Professional Meetings include:

March 23-28 American Educational Research Association NYC
April 9 American Psychological Association - Soc Instrustrial and Org Psychol SF
April 27-30 WGEA Asilomar
Oct/Nov 31-5 Association of Americ Med Colleges San Antonio, TX
Nov 5-8 American Evaluation Association Denver, CO

There were a large number of acceptances (posters, oral presentations, and panels) concerning the upcoming WGEA conference in Asilomar. They will be listed on the blog in the next couple of weeks.

As we bring another year to a close, it is important to reflect on our accomplishments. We have generated new research ideas, provided constructive, collegial feedback, and presented papers and workshops at professional meetings, including the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Evaluation Association. We have invited speakers, including the editor of MedEdPortal. Many of us have published our work in various journals and books during the year and have plans to continue our scholarly efforts into the next year.]]> http://medstaging.stanford.edu/blogs/integrated_full/archives/2007/12/accomplishments_1.html http://medstaging.stanford.edu/blogs/integrated_full/archives/2007/12/accomplishments_1.html Sample Category Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:33:00 -0800 As presented by James Priest (left), the focus of this week's session was on a study of rounds. The study will be conducted at Stanford and the University of Washington.

James presented a clear picture of his planned study. Medical education research and evaluation members provided a useful critique.

Neil Gesundheit (right) helped identify critical variables to consider. Clarence recommended a formula for analyzing the data.

The opportunity to practice this workshop was invaluable. The group provided useful advice, ranging from trimming down the student comments in the package to adding more detail about the "limbs on the evaluation tree."

The focus of her talk was on the accuracy of student self-assessment. The findings were powerful (almost statistically significant after running a two-tailed T test).

Dr. Clarence Braddock, Associate Dean of Medical Education (right), welcomed our guest and set the presentation's tone.

This presentation conforms to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement on Teaching's commitment to scholarship on teaching. According to the Foundation: “The scholarship of teaching must not be confused with ongoing study of one's discipline, which is expected of all faculty. This specialized scholarship, which only some faculty will pursue, involves sustained inquiry into teaching practices and students' learning in ways that allow other educators to build on one's findings. Scholarship of teaching is directed toward other teachers, in one's field and beyond.”

Many of the group's recommended changes were made on screen in front of the group. It was quite empowering because the recommended changes were made in real time and in front of the group.

The group provided rich feedback on her presentation, ranging from substantive sample issues to format and presentation.