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
Anthropomorphic Character Animations Versus Digital Chalk Talks in a Resident Diabetes Pharmacotherapy Curriculum: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Brown B, Gielissen KA, Soares S, Gao CA, Moeller J, Windish D. Anthropomorphic Character Animations Versus Digital Chalk Talks in a Resident Diabetes Pharmacotherapy Curriculum: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 2251-2258. PMID: 35710669, PMCID: PMC9202980, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07510-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacotherapy curriculumMultimodal curriculumMedical educationInternal medicine residentsSignificant knowledge gainsMedicine residentsSelf-reported comfortLearner experienceChalk talkEducator's toolkitLearner factorsDidactic curriculumCurriculumKnowledge gainVideo stylesGroup activitiesCOVID-19 pandemicQualitative dataIdentical lecturesImmediate posttestEnded feedbackKey themesMean scoreEducationBest practices
2020
Becoming Clinician-Animators: a Toolkit and Pilot Study for Novel Animated Content Development in a Medical Education Curriculum
Brown B, Gao C, Windish D, Moeller J, O’Neill E, Soares S. Becoming Clinician-Animators: a Toolkit and Pilot Study for Novel Animated Content Development in a Medical Education Curriculum. Medical Science Educator 2020, 30: 977-988. PMID: 34457756, PMCID: PMC8368584, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-020-00959-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical educationFlipped classroom curriculumMultimedia teaching toolsMedical education curriculumEffectiveness of animationGraduate Medical EducationArt of animationEducation curriculumClassroom curriculumTeaching toolInternal medicine residentsContent developmentVideo seriesEducationCurriculumCognitive theoryMedicine residentsPilot studyAnimationEducatorsAnthropomorphic charactersLearnersMultimediaEnthusiasmDialogue
2007
Assessing validity of standardized patient ratings of medical students’ communication behavior using the Roter interaction analysis system
Price EG, Windish DM, Magaziner J, Cooper LA. Assessing validity of standardized patient ratings of medical students’ communication behavior using the Roter interaction analysis system. Patient Education And Counseling 2007, 70: 3-9. PMID: 18037602, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsCommunication skillsMedical students' communication skillsStandardized patient ratingsSecond-year medical studentsInteraction Analysis SystemStudents' communication skillsPatient education/counselingYear medical studentsStudent communication behaviorMedical educationEducation/counselingSP ratingsClinical reasoningStudentsSP encountersProfessional workCollege majorCommunication behaviorsSkillsRoter Interaction Analysis SystemData gatheringCurriculumEducationPatient careA Ten-Month Program in Curriculum Development for Medical Educators: 16 Years of Experience
Windish DM, Gozu A, Bass EB, Thomas PA, Sisson SD, Howard DM, Kern DE. A Ten-Month Program in Curriculum Development for Medical Educators: 16 Years of Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 655. PMID: 17443374, PMCID: PMC1852913, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0103-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurriculum developmentMedical educationDevelopment programsImplementation of curriculumCurriculum development programFaculty development programPost-program surveysSelf-rated skillsTen-month programSelf-reported skillsNew curriculumCurricular developmentMedical educatorsEducational methodsAcademic yearProgram qualityCurriculumSkillsMost academic medical centersEducationYears of experienceFacultyParticipant satisfactionProgramEnjoyment
2006
A clinician-educator’s roadmap to choosing and interpreting statistical tests
Windish DM, Diener-West M. A clinician-educator’s roadmap to choosing and interpreting statistical tests. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 656-660. PMID: 16808753, PMCID: PMC1924630, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00390.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical education assessmentEducation assessmentClinician educatorsMedical educationTrainees' achievementsEducational toolMedical trainingEducatorsMore evidence-based approachEvidence-based approachScholarly workTeachingEducationGeneral backgroundSkillsAchievementResults sectionTrainingBiostatisticsStatistical testsGuideBackgroundRoadmap
2005
Challenges in systematic reviews of educational intervention studies.
Reed D, Price EG, Windish DM, Wright SM, Gozu A, Hsu EB, Beach MC, Kern D, Bass EB. Challenges in systematic reviews of educational intervention studies. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2005, 142: 1080-9. PMID: 15968033, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-12_part_2-200506211-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational interventionSystematic reviewHealth care professionalsMedical education interventionsEducational intervention studyMedical educatorsEvaluation of interventionsEvidence-based approachMedical educationMedical trainingCare professionalsIntervention studiesEducation interventionStudy designMethodologic challengesScope of interventionsEducatorsInterventionReliable evidenceEducationReview