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

03/19/24 • 38 min

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.
Episode host: Lara Varpio
Links and episode notes available on the webpage
Episode article
Hamza, D. M., Hauer, K. E., Oswald, A., van Melle, E., Ladak, Z., Zuna, I., Assefa, M. E., Pelletier, G. N., Sebastianski, M., Keto-Lambert, D., & Ross, S. (2023). Making sense of competency-based medical education (CBME) literary conversations: A BEME scoping review: BEME Guide No. 78. Medical teacher, 45(8), 802–815. https:10.1080/0142159X.2023.2168525
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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#43 - Getting In to Medical School: What Counts? And Why?

Getting In to Medical School: What Counts? And Why?
Medical school admission is a complex process. But what is a driver of these processes? This study explores the implicit and explicit values of Canadian medical schools about what and how (and how to monitor) an admission system runs.
Episode host: Jonathan Sherbino
Episode article
Young, M. E., Shankar, S., & St-Onge, C. (2023). An exploration of values in medical school admissions processes: The interplay between contextual factors, admissions practices, and validity. Advances in Health Sciences Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10307-x
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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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#45 - Shaping Fac Dev Expertise, 8 steps at a time....

We have a personal identity. And a professional identity, or perhaps a few. And possibly a teacher identity. So, can we also have an identity as a faculty developer? And do we need one? How does it evolve... and how can we foster its development?
Episode host: Linda Snell
Kiesow, C. W., Mount, G. R., Bunin, J., McMains, K. C., McFate, T., Hartzell, J., & Servey, J. T. (2024). A Common Trajectory Toward a Professional Identity as a Faculty Developer. Family medicine, 56(2), 108–114.
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