#69 - Three Years to MD: Does It Measure Up?

10/15/24 • 31 min

#69 – Three Years to MD: Does It Measure Up?
In this episode, we’re diving into the age-old question: is a three-year medical school program just as good as the traditional four-year track? The researchers compared the residency performance of graduates from both programs and found no significant differences, suggesting that you might not need that extra year after all—unless you’re really keen on more electives!
Episode host: Jonathan Sherbino.
You can find episode notes and resources at the Episode website
Episode article: Santen SA, Yingling S, Hogan SO, Vitto CM, Traba CM, Strano-Paul L, Robinson AN, Reboli AC, Leong SL, Jones BG, Gonzalez-Flores A. "Are They Prepared? Comparing Intern Milestone Performance of Accelerated 3-Year and 4-Year Medical Graduates" (Academic Medecine). 2023 Oct 16:10-97.
PAPERs Podcast are:
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö
Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

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#68 - Medical Educators are Medical Educators, right?

#68 - Clinician educators may have similar training content-wise, but the application of that training in widely varied contexts can lead to different outcomes in the stature, roles and recognition of educators. Faculty development initiatives should be co-developed and context sensitive.
Episode host: Linda Snell
You can find episode notes and resources at the Papers Podcast episode website.
Episode article:
Hu, W. C.-Y., Nguyen, V. A. T., Nguyen, N. T., & Stalmeijer, R. E. (2023). Becoming Agents of Change: Contextual Influences on Medical Educator Professionalization and Practice in a LMIC Context. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 35(3), 323–334.
PAPERs Podcast are:
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö
Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet

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This week, Jason’s paper dives into how health professionals find their career paths. Learn about die-hards, negotiators, migrants, and how Jon almost joined the clergy.
Episode host: Jason R. Frank
You can find episode notes and resources at the Papers Podcast episode website.
Episode article:Rozario, S. Y., Farlie, M. K., Sarkar, M., & Lazarus, M. D. (2024). The die‐hards , negotiators and migrants: Portraits of doctors’ career pathways through specialisation. Medical Education, 58(9), 1071–1085.
PAPERs Podcast are:
Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Web Manager: Alex Alexandersson
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö
Production of Teaching and Learning at Karolinska Institutet