Since learning should be fun, teachers may incorporate games to provide information or assess competence in a more interesting fashion (e.g., Medical Jeopardy, SimHealth). The importance here is to ma [..]

In addition to knowing the material that is being examined, trainees can benefit from understanding how tests are developed and what glitches they may have that can help answer the questions (e.g., re [..]

Different from children, adults prefer to create their own goals for learning, they like to take advantage of their already established competencies and favor problem solving educational techniques in [..]

They can be a creative teaching tool that helps illustrate an issue and might make a point more effectively than dry definitions or descriptions.

This is a national organization that concerns itself with all aspects of medical education. They organize conferences, produce reports (e.g., GPEP) and position statements, lobby with government agenc [..]

These include tape and video recordings, slides and overhead transparencies. AVs can serve illustration purposes, they are also a helpful strategy to heighten attention. A glossary of video terms can [..]

This usually requires proof of having successfully completed an accredited training program and having passed a board exam in that particular specialty. It permits someone to advertise him or herself [..]

A method to quickly generate ideas while postponing judgment. It spurs on creativity and provides good starting points for discussion.

Since much of medical education occurs by working with patients, programs need to pay close attention to the types of medical encounters trainees have. Some RRCs even require that programs forward pat [..]

Evaluation instruments where categories are checked off (e.g., done/not done). This can result in ordinal or nominal data.