Conducting Research and Getting Published in Medical Education
August 2 to August 17, 2011
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
General Educational Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1. Understand the scientific research process and publication in medical
education research
2. Critically evaluate published medical education research
3. Appreciate the value of scientific findings for medical education
practice and teaching
Specific Instructional Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1. Design various research studies in medical education
2. Create electronic databases in Excel, SPSS, Comprehensive Meta
Analysis and EQS
3. Run SPSS analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics, graphs, correlation,
ANOVA, regression)
4. Run Comprehensive Meta Analysis to compute effect sizes and forest plots
5. Interpret statistical output and level of significance and prepare
tables of results
6. Write a “skeletal” scientific paper for journal submission
Who should take this: Physicians, Nurses, Graduate Students,
Psychologists, Health Care Professionals. Cost: €1,250
Contact Information: Dr. Claudio Violato, [log in to unmask]
Claudio Violato, PhD
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Director, Medical Education and Research Unit
Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
Calgary, AB Canada T2N 4N1
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