Medical Education Podcasts

Exploring how physician educators approach politically charged topics with learners - Interview with Zareen Zaidi & Bridget C. O‘Brien

Noting the lack of clarity in medical education about how to approach politically charged topics with learners, the authors provide a framework to facilitate conversation and make the range of approaches more visible. Read the accompanying article to this podcast here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.14570

Early generalist placements are associated with family medicine career choice: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Audio paper with Ajay Shah

While pre-clerkship placements in Family Medicine were found to be associated with career choice, the effect appears stronger for immersive, full-time placements lasting 4-11 weeks, and for students with prior interest in FM. Read the accompanying article to this podcast: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.14578 

Medical educators’ views and experiences of trigger warnings in teaching sensitive content- interview with Helen Nolan

Trigger warnings are demonstrated to have supported students' professional development by signalling the need to recognise emotional responses and manage wellbeing.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.14576

The medical pause: Importance, processes and training - Audio Paper with Joy Yeonjoo Lee

Lee et al. suggest a systematic conceptualization of the medical pause, focusing on its importance, processes, and implementation in training programs.

Read the accompanying article to this audio paper: The medical pause: Importance, processes and training.

Urban ideals and rural realities: Physiotherapists navigating paradox in overlapping roles - Audio Paper with Andrea Gingerich

Overlap between personal and professional relationships are a rural norm to which students are exposed during rural placements. The authors share strategies used by physiotherapists to navigate conflicting ethical principles in such relationships.

Read the accompanying article to this audio paper: Urban ideals and rural realities: Physiotherapists navigating paradox in overlapping roles.

Making it fair: Learners’ and assessors’ perspectives of the attributes of fair judgement - Interview with Nyoli Valentine

Effectively utilising judgement in assessment requires understanding what is deemed ‘fair’. Here the authors demonstrate the multifaceted nature of this construct along with its complexity and contextual nature.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Making it fair: Learners’ and assessors’ perspectives of the attributes of fair judgement.

Entrustable professional activities in entry-level health professional education: A scoping review - Interview with Andrea Bramley

This scoping review outlines the motivations underlying why Entrustable Professional Activities are rapidly gaining popularity and acceptance in entry-level medicine, nursing, pharmacy and allied health.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Entrustable professional activities in entry-level health professional education: A scoping review.

Professional identity formation within longitudinal integrated clerkships: A scoping review - Audio Paper with Megan Brown

The authors explore what is known about identity development within Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships, suggesting they manifest their benefits and influence identity through continuity, relationships and responsibility.

Read the accompanying article to this audio paper: Professional identity formation within longitudinal integrated clerkships: A scoping review.

Effects of raising the bar on medical student study progress: An intersectional approach - Audio Paper with Vera Broks

Broks et al show that increased Year-1 performance standards improve Year-1 completion rates, but not Bachelor completion rates. An intersectional approach, however, reveals differential effects for subgroups of students.

Read the accompanying article to this audio paper: Effects of raising the bar on medical student study progress: An intersectional approach.

Practical guidelines to build Sense of Community in online medical education - Interview with Gerben van der Meer and Megan Milota

van der Meer et al. provide a valuable conceptual framework with practical guidelines regarding how to build a Sense of Community in online medical pre-clerkship education.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Practical guidelines to build Sense of Community in online medical education.