2023
State-of-the-art review of medical improvisation curricula to teach health professional learners communication
Chan C, Windish D, Spak J, Makansi N. State-of-the-art review of medical improvisation curricula to teach health professional learners communication. Advances In Health Sciences Education 2023, 29: 1025-1046. PMID: 37921903, DOI: 10.1007/s10459-023-10296-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurriculum developmentCommunication skillsContent of curriculaLearners’ communication skillsCurricular goalsLearners’ communicationMedical improvCommunication curriculumMedical educationCurriculumMedical improvisationsTheatre principlesHealth professionalsLearnersBest practicesEmpathetic communicationSkillsEducationTeamworkImplementationCommunicationArticleImprovImprovisationDevelopment
2022
The pipeline starts in medical school: characterizing clinician-educator training programs for U.S. medical students
Bahar RC, O’Shea A, Li ES, Swallow MA, Allocco AA, Spak JM, Hafler JP. The pipeline starts in medical school: characterizing clinician-educator training programs for U.S. medical students. Medical Education Online 2022, 27: 2096841. PMID: 35796419, PMCID: PMC9272942, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2022.2096841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndergraduate medical educationU.S. allopathic medical schoolsAllopathic medical schoolsClinician-educator trackMedical schoolsGraduate Medical EducationMedical educationTraining programU.S. medical studentsMedical school rankingEducational theorySchool rankingsMedical studentsSchoolsInstitutional websitesAcademic medicineEducationSustainable outputProgramStudentsCompetenciesWebsitesCurrent stateGeographyCalls
2019
Entrustable professional activity 7: opportunities to collaborate on evidence-based medicine teaching and assessment of medical students
Nicholson J, Spak JM, Kovar-Gough I, Lorbeer ER, Adams NE. Entrustable professional activity 7: opportunities to collaborate on evidence-based medicine teaching and assessment of medical students. BMC Medical Education 2019, 19: 330. PMID: 31481060, PMCID: PMC6724374, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-019-1764-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical educationEvidence-based medicine (EBM) teachingEducation Task ForceEntrustable professional activitiesLibrarian collaborationMedicine teachingMedical studentsProfessional activityTeachingPatient careLibrarians' awarenessInvolvement of librariansEducationSurvey response rateLibrariansOpportunitiesMethodsThe associationClinical questionsBackgroundThis studyResponse rateCurriculumUntapped opportunitiesStudentsProjectSkills
2018
Test-enhanced learning in health professions education: A systematic review: BEME Guide No. 48
Green ML, Moeller JJ, Spak JM. Test-enhanced learning in health professions education: A systematic review: BEME Guide No. 48. Medical Teacher 2018, 40: 337-350. PMID: 29390949, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2018.1430354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth professions educationLearning outcomesTEL interventionsProfessions educationImmediate learning outcomesTest-enhanced learningMedical education journalsEffectiveness of TELsShort-answer questionsMultiple-choice questionsCognitive psychology studiesEducation journalsStandardized patientsHealth professionsChoice questionsAnswer questionsRetention outcomesEducationPsychology studiesLearningTELCurriculumEducatorsLearnersNo. 48