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Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) is a bi-weekly podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Bringing you the main points of a medical education article in just 20 minutes. Articles that are important, innovative, or will impact your educational practice are discussed. Earn MOC credits under Section 2 for each podcast.
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Empathy is widely regarded as a critical element of patient care and medical education. The more you have, the greater the patient and provider satisfaction, greater adherence to therapy, greater physician well-being and perceived clinical decision-making, greater physician joy at work. Jason's paper selection looks at "what is 'empathy' in health …
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Feedback to learners has always been important in Med Ed and is getting even more air time with the advent of CBME and mastery learning. While there has been a lot of literature on various aspects of feedback, it has not been broadly assessed. This scoping review, chosen by Linda, offers a wide perspective on the literature which may lead to furthe…
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Gender bias in the workplace should come as no surprise to KeyLIME-ers. Yet, many do not realize how pervasive sexism can be in the assessment of trainees in our residency programs. Jon's selection showcases the significant issue of gender bias in the academic environment and the hosts attempt to understand the scope of the problem. Authors: Dayal …
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As the old adage goes- does ‘practice make perfect’? Or the not so old saying coming from mastery learning – does ‘perfect practice makes perfect’? The authors of Linda's selected paper - a report on a randomized education trial - want to convince us that ‘imperfect practice makes perfect’. Authors: Dyre L , Tabor A, Ringstead C, Toldsgaard, MG. Pu…
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Jason selects an article from Medical Education and the co-hosts discuss: When it comes to physicians in practice, what should clinician-educators focus on to make the most difference in patient outcomes? Authors: Norcini JJ, Boulet JR, Opalek A, Dauphinee WD. Publication details: Patients of doctors further from medical school graduation have poor…
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Linda's article selection asks: if HPESUs (health professions education scholarship units) are defined as “organizational structures within which a group of people is substantively engaged in health professions education scholarship’’ - does this mean heads of HPESUs act as Institutional Entrepreneurs? Authors: Varpio L, O'Brien B, Durning S, van d…
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In this episode: In this week's paper, selected by Jon, the co-hosts discuss whether a a closed-book exam - that requires a learner to have encoded and recall the required information - is a superior educational process to an open-book exam that requires a learner to appraise and apply an array of widely available information? Authors: Durning SJ, …
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When was the last time you, dear KeyLIME listener, was observed performing a clinical task by someone who had some kind of power over your career? Was it a colleague as part of a simulation? An administrative leader? Was it at a conference? Was it a mandatory peer review? Was it comfortable for you? Did you change what you would normally do in that…
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Linda's selection hails from a relatively unknown journal. The paper's author proposes that there is a link between the quality of case presentations (CP) by learners and the learner’s diagnostic reasoning (DR) ability. Author: Onishi, H. Publication details: Assessment of Clinical Reasoning by Listening to Case Presentations: VSOP Method for Bette…
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For nearly 100 years, there have been calls from experts and other stakeholders to change medical education to incorporate “health systems science” (HSS). This push for HSS in health professions education is heating up, as multiple countries seek physicians who have new sets of skills and behaviours to improve the performance of health care systems…
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What are the effective solutions to prevent burnout and promote wellness for clinicians? Jon presents a systematic review that attempts to answer that problem. (All three hosts wanted to present this paper but Jon was the quickest to grab it!) His own specialty (Emergency Medicine) consistently ranks high in several studies on burnout. Authors: Pan…
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Linda presents an article that summarizes five contemporary theories about motivation to learn, articulates key intersections and distinctions among these theories, and identifies important considerations for future research - the hosts agree all Clinician Educators in training should have this article on their bookshelf! Authors: Cook DA, Artino A…
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In this episode: Jason has chosen today’s article to discuss how the ratio of teachers to learners is an important design factor. Length: 28:14 min. Authors: Loewen PS, Gamble A, Legal M, Shah K, Tkachuk S, Zed PJ. Publication details: Learner-Preceptor Ratios for Practice-Based Learning Across Health Disciplines: A Systematic Review. Medical Educa…
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In this episode: Jon’s chosen paper discusses the quality of blogs and podcasts used by residents - now that text books are in the process of becoming extinct. Length: 23:47 min. Authors: Lin M, Joshi N, Grock A, Swaminathan A, Morley EJ, Branzetti J, Taira T, Ankel F, Yarris LM. Publication details: Approved Instructional Resources Series: A Natio…
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In this episode: Jason rates this paper’s method section as a 5 because of the gargantuan effort involved, he also suggests we stop calling data ‘Teacher Evaluation’ and instead call it ‘Learner Satisfaction’. Length: 27:15 min. Authors: Uttl B, White CA, Gonzalez DW Publication details: Meta-analysis of faculty's teaching effectiveness: Student ev…
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In this episode: Jon presents an important paper that one day could be known as the archeology of CBME. Length: 18:07 min. Authors: Hauer KE, Chesluk B, Iobst W, Holmboe E, Baron RB, Boscardin CK, Cate OT, O'Sullivan PS. Publication details: Reviewing residents' competence: a qualitative study of the role of clinical competency committees in perfor…
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In this episode: Linda presents a ‘thought paper’ on the very complex task of Handover - she calls it a paper that nicely combines educational theory and practical aspects. Linda believes it will win the ‘paper of the year’ award! Length: 28 min. Authors: Young JQ, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS, Irby DM. Publication details: Unpacking the Complexity of…
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Released on Nov 22, 2016 In this episode: Jon presents a commentary paper that discusses assessment by words not numbers. Length: 19:30 min Authors: Cook DA, Kuper A, Hatala R, Ginsburg S. Publication details: When Assessment Data Are Words: Validity Evidence for Qualitative Educational Assessments. Academic Medicine. 2016 Apr 5. [Epub ahead of pri…
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In this episode: Jason chose a rare paper on accreditation, it’s large in both number of pages and sample size and discusses the patterns found in US residency clinical learning. Length: 22:15 min Authors: Wagner R, Koh NJ, Patow C, Newton R, Casey BR, Weiss KB on behalf of the CLER Program Publication details: Detailed Findings from the CLER Natio…
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In this episode: KeyLIME LIVE guest co-host Eric J Warm selects a narative review by medical ‘Rock Star’ van der Vleuten on 12 Tips for programmatic assessment. If there’s one thing the audience can take away from the ICRE 2016 Jason R Frank says these tips should be it! Length: 25:52 min Authors: van der Vleuten CP, Schuwirth LW, Driessen EW, Gova…
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In this episode: This podcast was recorded at ICRE 2016 Niagara Falls. Jon presents the first paper in the KeyLIME Live session which discusses the definitions relevant to a health professionals education scholarship. Length: 21:52 min Authors: Varpio L, Gruppen L, Hu W, O'Brien B, Ten Cate O, Humphrey-Murto S, Irby DM, van der Vleuten C, Hamstra S…
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In this episode: Jason’s second podcast in Sydney is selected by guest host Anthony Llewellyn which summarizes the selection techniques to find the right person for the right job. onthewards produces weekly podcasts and topical articles aimed at medical students and junior doctors to help ease the transition from medical school to internship. Our p…
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In this episode: Jason’s in Sydney for the first of two KeyLIME podcasts from Down Under with two guest hosts Anthony Llewellyn and Marie-Louise Stokes to discuss a prospective cohort study on traning milestones. onthewards produces weekly podcasts and topical articles aimed at medical students and junior doctors to help ease the transition from me…
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In this episode: Linda reviews an article chosen by Medical Education. She calls it “When is a clerkship not a clerkship?” Length: 20:05 min Authors: Worley P, Couper I, Strasser R, Graves L, Cummings B-A, Woodman R, Stagg S, Hirsh D and the Consortium of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (CLIC). Publication details: A typology of longitudinal int…
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In this episode: Jason presents a time and motion study of internal medicine residents duty hours. Length: 18:15 min Authors: Leafloor CW, Lochnan HA, Code C, Keely EJ, Rothwell DM, Forster AJ, Huang AR. Publication details: Time-motion studies of internal medicine residents' duty hours: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Advances in…
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