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

02/20/24 • 44 min

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.
Episode host: Lara Varpio
Episode notes on the website
Episode article: Tekian, A., Dekhtyar, M., & Park, Y. S. (2023). The rapid growth and expansion of Master of health professions education (MHPE) programs: A mixed-methods study of international curricular trends and guidelines for programs. Medical teacher, 1–8. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2284657
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa SöröProduction of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

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#39 - How to Jump Start Your PIF in an Era of CBE

Is a competency-based approach to health professions education compatible with professional identity formation? These authors say no and offer some remedies. But is their premise based on misunderstandings?
Episode host: Jason Frank
Episode article: Sternszus, R., Slattery, N. K., Cruess, R. L., Cate, O. ten, Hamstra, S. J., & Steinert, Y. (2023). Contradictions and Opportunities: Reconciling Professional Identity Formation and Competency-Based Medical Education (1). 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1027
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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö
Production of Unit for teaching and learning at Karolinska Institutet

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#41 - Is #Meded Dead? Social Media & knowledge translation in HPE

To thrive, every academic community strives for greater knowledge dissemination and translation. Can HPE succeed on social media using a hashtag like #meded? These authors rated tweets using knowledge translation criteria, and the results were surprising.
Episode host: Jason Frank
Episode article: Giroux, C. M., Maggio, L. A., Saldanha, C., Bussières, A., & Thomas, A. (2023). Twitter as a Mechanism of Knowledge Translation in Health Professions Education: An Exploratory Content Analysis. Perspectives on medical education, 12(1), 529–539. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1053
Visit the episode webpage for notes and links
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö
Production of Unit for teaching and learning at Karolinska Institutet