Brian Hodges MD, Brian Hodges MD, PhDPhD

Advancing healthcare education Advancing healthcare education and practice through researchand practice through research

Production for producers (PFP pole)

Scientists advocate for:

• Knowledge production aimed at producers (peers).

• Autonomy of the field; research problemsdefined internally by scientists.

• Knowledge-building research.

• Peer-reviewed procedures for evaluation exclusion of non-scientific criteria.

Production for users (PU pole)

Scientists advocate for:

• Knowledge production aimed at non-producers (non-peers).

• Opening-up the field to non-scientists; participation of practitioners in the definition of research problems.

• Services/problem-solving research.

• Participation of non-academics in evaluation procedures; integration of criteria pertaining social relevance and practical outcomes

Continuum

The two poles of research in the field of medical education research

Albert M, Hodges B, Regehr G (2006). Research in Medical Education: Balancing service and science Advances in Health

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Brian Hodges MD, Brian Hodges MD, PhDPhD

Advancing healthcare education Advancing healthcare education and practice through researchand practice through research

“Quality is relative to perspective

“Quality is relative to perspective

Description of a physical examination course Very interesting for teacher in charge of such a

course Contributes little to advancing the theory of

teaching

A study on visual-spatial changes in the brain during laparoscopic training Very interesting for those interested in learning

theory Difficult to apply in the classroom

Description of a physical examination course Very interesting for teacher in charge of such a

course Contributes little to advancing the theory of

teaching

A study on visual-spatial changes in the brain during laparoscopic training Very interesting for those interested in learning

theory Difficult to apply in the classroom

Brian Hodges MD, Brian Hodges MD, PhDPhD

Advancing healthcare education Advancing healthcare education and practice through researchand practice through research

We need to have two heads! We need to have two heads! To advance the field of medical education

research we have to improve the theoretical depth of research

However we must: Attend to the relevance Include the perspective of clinicians and students Attract financial support

We must “create a cycle between theory and medical education rather than the current fragmentation” Bordage Bordage (2000)(2000)

To advance the field of medical education research we have to improve the theoretical depth of research

However we must: Attend to the relevance Include the perspective of clinicians and students Attract financial support

We must “create a cycle between theory and medical education rather than the current fragmentation” Bordage Bordage (2000)(2000)