NEGEA 2019 Annual Conference | April 4-6, 2019 | Perelman School of Medicine
MERC – Medical Education Research Certificate
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Time: Two Workshops
9:00 AM – Noon
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Jordan Medical Education Center at the Penn Center for Advanced Medicine, Room 505
2019 MERC Workshops
Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity
Facilitators: Judy Shea, PhD, and Chris Mooney, PhD
Location: Jordan Medical Education Center, Room 505
This workshop introduces participants to the principles of score reliability and validity, using a combination of didactics and review of medical education research projects. The session is divided into two parts with group exercises designed to reinforce understanding of the main principles.
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Identify three types of reliability (inter-rater, test-retest and internal consistency)
- Match types of reliability with appropriate statistical measures
- Describe the relationship between reliability and validity
- Describe multiple forms of evidence for validity
- Select an approach to reliability and validity assessment for a particular study
Searching and Evaluating the Medical Education Literature
Facilitator: Sheila Chauvin, PhD
Location: Jordan Medical Education Center, Room 505
This workshop is intended for medical educators, clinician educators or anyone who wants to learn how to effectively search the published medical education literature and to evaluate the value of those searches.
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Formulate an effective approach to searching the medical education literature
- Conduct a search using relevant MeSH headings
- Communicate effectively with a research librarian
- Evaluate the search results using specific review criteria
For More Information & Registration
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To learn more, visit AAMC MERC.
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Registration for MERC programs is separate from main conference registration. To participate in the 2019 MERC workshops listed above, click here to register.
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MERC – Medical Education Research Certificate
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Time: Two Workshops
9:00 AM – Noon
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Jordan Medical Education Center at the Penn Center for Advanced Medicine, Room 505
2019 MERC Workshops
Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity
Facilitators: Judy Shea, PhD, and Chris Mooney, PhD
Location: Jordan Medical Education Center, Room 505
This workshop introduces participants to the principles of score reliability and validity, using a combination of didactics and review of medical education research projects. The session is divided into two parts with group exercises designed to reinforce understanding of the main principles.
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Identify three types of reliability (inter-rater, test-retest and internal consistency)
- Match types of reliability with appropriate statistical measures
- Describe the relationship between reliability and validity
- Describe multiple forms of evidence for validity
- Select an approach to reliability and validity assessment for a particular study
Searching and Evaluating the Medical Education Literature
Facilitator: Sheila Chauvin, PhD
Location: Jordan Medical Education Center, Room 505
This workshop is intended for medical educators, clinician educators or anyone who wants to learn how to effectively search the published medical education literature and to evaluate the value of those searches.
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Formulate an effective approach to searching the medical education literature
- Conduct a search using relevant MeSH headings
- Communicate effectively with a research librarian
- Evaluate the search results using specific review criteria
For More Information & Registration
Learn More
To learn more, visit AAMC MERC.
Register
Registration for MERC programs is separate from main conference registration. To participate in the 2019 MERC workshops listed above, click here to register.
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