Center for Medical Education Research

Design and Implementation of a Web directory for Medical Education (WDME): a Tool to Facilitate Research in Medical Education

Introduction: Access to the medical education resources on the web is one of current challenges for researchers and medical science educators. The purpose of current project was to design and implement a comprehensive and specific subject/web directory of medical education. Methods: First, the categories to be incorporated in the directory were defined through reviewing related directories an...

Research paradigms in medical education research.

CONTEXT The growing popularity of less familiar methodologies in medical education research, and the use of related data collection methods, has made it timely to revisit some basic assumptions regarding knowledge and evidence. METHODS This paper outlines four major research paradigms and examines the methodological questions that underpin the development of knowledge through medical educatio...

In praise of conventional research methods for medical education research.

Center for Community Health Education, Research, and Service.

May 15, 2010 – Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is delighted to announce the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS) in Boston, MA, USA as the recipient of the 9th Annual CCPH Award. The award, presented during the closing session of CCPH's 11 th conference in Portland, Oregon, USA, recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educa...

Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

 None of the coded sexual assault cases were precluded by law from being prosecuted (e.g., not previously adjudicated, within the statue of limitations, and not abated by suspect’s death).  After reinvestigating these cases, 74% of the cases had been indicted.  Almost 40% of the 243 cases have resulted in a conviction (a plea or a guilty verdict) and almost 25% were closed due to insufficien...