Medical Education Podcasts

Comparing the drivers of medical student emigration intention across two African nations - Interview with Nathaniel Fessehaie

Fessehaie et al. reveal that drivers of student emigration differ across institutions, suggesting that efforts to retain physicians must be tailored to country and institution-specific contexts.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Comparing the drivers of medical student emigration intention across two African nations.

Navigating landscapes of practice: A longitudinal qualitative study of physicians in medical education - Interview with Dorene Balmer & Donald Boyer

In this study, the authors explore how physician-educator identity developed in one community of practice (a graduate program in medical education) expands to interactions with other communities to form a landscape of practice.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Navigating landscapes of practice: A longitudinal qualitative study of physicians in medical education.

Optimising the delivery of remediation programmes for doctors: A realist review - Audio Paper with Nicola Brennan

The authors present a model for the remediation of practising doctors based on an extensive realist review of the literature.

Read the accompanying article to this audio paper: Optimising the delivery of remediation programmes for doctors: A realist review.

Competence committees: The steep climb from concept to implementation - Audio Paper with Anita Acai

In this three-year, multi-method, study the authors uncover six key challenges (along with plausible solutions) that competence committees grapple with as they move from concept to implementation.

Read the accompanying article to this audio paper: Competence committees: The steep climb from concept to implementation.

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.

Randomised controlled trial of students access to resources in an examination - Interview with Mike Tweed

When student use of open-resources is novel a disconnect emerges as standard setting panelists perceive a need to increase the pass-mark while the availability of resources actually slows student responding, resulting in no effect on score.

Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Randomised controlled trial of students access to resources in an examination.