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#44 – The same old (CBME) song and dance, my friend

Listening to this episode would provide valuable insights into competency-based medical education (CBME) and the complexities surrounding it. The hosts discuss a paper that reports on the conversations in the literature about CBME. The history of those conversations and what they hold for the future of CBME is highlighted.

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#42 – Will being active on social media get you a professorship?

Use of social and digital media is under recognized as an academic activity, and generally work in this area does not ‘count’ towards academic advancement … yet. How does one measure the quantity and quality of these activities as scholarship? Listen in on this week’s episode where we discuss a framework for “measuring” Social end Digital Media contributions.

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#40 That’s a Terrible Idea. Sign me Up! MHPE programs around the world

WHY are these MHPE program so popular? In this episode, the hosts discuss the explosion of Master’s in Health Professions Education programs around the world. They discuss a paper reporting on the goals of these programs, the expectations Directors have of the graduates, and future directions.

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#38 Feedback: One More Time

Feedback convention (dogma?) suggests that it should be given immediately. This episode examines that premise. Via an elegant experiment, the authors examine the effect of feedback on learning and the optimal timing of feedback. Spoiler alert: it’s an experiment, so you’ll need to squint/stretch to see how/if the findings change your teaching practice.

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#37 – The 3Ms Do you depend on your phone?

In this episode, the papers podcast team reviews a paper that explores media multitasking (MMM) among medical students. The paper applies a theory-based approach to understand the beliefs and factors that influence MMM behavior and its impact on academic performance. The team discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the paper, the use of theory and methods, and the relevance and usefulness of the findings for health professions education. Tune in to hear their lively and insightful conversation.

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#36 – My best mistake

In today’s episode, the hosts discuss a paper about the medical errors committed by physicians—their triggers, the topics they reflect in relation to those errors, and what lessons they take away from those error experiences. While that is the topic of the paper, the hosts debate several points in the paper—not the least of which being: What can you do when your research data are actually chapters in a published book?  

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#35 – “I heard it on a podcast… “: Best practices for developing quality open access education resources

Open access on-line education resources are the fast growing segment of educational tools.  As this grassroots phenomenon approaches metaphorical middle age, what are the best practices for the development and implementation of blogs, podcasts, inforgraphics etc.  This episode helps synthesize the evidence for developers.  

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