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2008 Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Workshop Overviews
The MERC Certificate program has been revamped. As of January 1, 2008
everyone will pay $50 for each registered workshops. Those interested
in receiving a MERC Certificate must complete six (6) workshops. In addition,
to receive a MERC Certificate, you must register for the MERC Certificate
program for an additional fee of $100.
Those who registered for the MERC Certificate program and paid $550 prior
to Jan. 1, 2008, will continue to accrue the required number of workshops
and will be issued the certificate upon completion of six (6) workshops
and are not required to pay the individual workshop fee.
Registration for MERC workshops hosted by the AAMC and its regional divisions
take place through the AAMC. You can register
online for the MERC program. Workshops hosted by other societies or
organizations offer registration through their own meeting registration
systems. Every effort will be made to find space for MERC Certificate
registrants in MERC workshops, but no guarantees can be made. Slots available
to MERC registrants may be limited for workshops sponsored by some societies
or organizations. Registration deadline is one week prior to the workshop
date.
2008 MERC Regional Workshops
Overviews
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Dates and Times
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Organizers
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Southern GEA (Nashville, Tenn.)
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April 3-5, 2008
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Hosted by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity
Online
registration
This workshop introduces participants to the principles of score
reliability and validity, using a combination of didactics and review
of medical education research projects. The workshop is divided
into two parts with group exercises designed to reinforce understanding
of the main principles. At the end of the workshop participants
will be able to:
- Identify three types of reliability (inter-rater, test-retest,
and internal consistency);
- Match types of reliability with appropriate statistical measures;
- Describe the relationship between reliability and validity;
- Describe multiple forms of evidence for validity;
- Select an approach to reliability and validity assessment for
a particular study.
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April 3, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 noon
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Judy Shea, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Britta Thompson, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
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Data Management and Preparing for the Statistical Consultation
Online
registration
This workshop helps participants prepare their data for analysis
and be able to answer questions about their data that a statistician
will likely ask when providing consultation. At the end of the workshop
the participants will be able to:
- Develop a codebook;
- Determine the best approach for data entry;
- Determine how to "clean" data prior to analysis;
- Analyze participants to determine if they are representative
or differ from the non- respondents;
- Distinguish between Type I and Type II error and the researcher's
responsibility in setting those levels;
- Identify the usefulness of effect size calculations.
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April 3, 2008
1-4 p.m.
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Ann Frye, PhD
University of Texas Medical Branch
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Central GEA (Columbus, Ohio)
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April 10-12, 2008
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Hosted by the Ohio State University College of Medicine
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Data Management and Preparing for the Statistical Consultation
Online
registration
This workshop helps participants prepare their data for analysis
and be able to answer questions about their data that a statistician
will likely ask when providing consultation. At the end of the workshop
the participants will be able to:
- Develop a codebook;
- Determine the best approach for data entry;
- Determine how to "clean" data prior to analysis;
- Analyze participants to determine if they are representative
or differ from the non- respondents;
- Distinguish between Type I and Type II error and the researcher's
responsibility in setting those levels;
- Identify the usefulness of effect size calculations.
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April 10, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 noon
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Larry Gruppen, PhD
University of Michigan
Dawn Bragg, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Qualitative Analysis Methods
Online
registration
This workshop provides participants with an overview of the purposes,
uses, and standards for rigor of qualitative research methods; and
provides an opportunity for skill development in design of a small
qualitative study and analysis of qualitative data. At the end of
the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purposes and uses of qualitative methods in medical
education;
- Characterize the paradigms, research designs, data collection
methods and types of data associated with qualitative research
methods;
- Analyze qualitative data, by identifying themes in data sets;
- Apply standards for rigor to evaluate qualitative evaluation
or research studies; design a small qualitative study.
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April 10, 2008
1-4 p.m.
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Ilene Harris, PhD
University of Illinois
Janet Riddle, PhD
University of Illinois
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Northeast GEA (Burlington, Vt.)
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April 12-13, 2008
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Hosted by the University of Vermont College of Medicine
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Searching and Evaluating the Medical Education Literature
Online
registration
This workshop is intended for individuals, medical educators and
clinician educators who want to learn how to effectively search
the published medical education literature and to evaluate the value
of those searches. At the end of the workshop participants will
be able to:
- Formulate an effective approach to searching the medical education
literature;
- Conduct a search using relevant MeSH headings;
- Communicate effectively with a research librarian;
- Evaluate the search results using specific review criteria.
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April 11, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 noon
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Sonia Crandall, PhD
Wake Forest University
Lauren Maggio, MS (LIS), MA
Boston University
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Questionnaire Design and Survey Research
Online
registration
This workshop will provide some basic principles in questionnaire/survey
design and give workshop participants an opportunity for hands-on
experience designing a questionnaire. Following participation in
this workshop, learners will be able to:
- Design a blueprint for a survey/questionnaire appropriate to
their own application;
- Construct and edit questions to avoid common problems in wording
and framing;
- Select an appropriate response format from a menu of alternatives;
- Design the overall format of the survey/questionnaire to facilitate
data management and analysis.
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April 11, 2008
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Sonia Crandall, PhD
Wake Forest University
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Western GEA (Asilomar, Calif.)
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April 27-30, 2008
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Hosted by the University of California Los Angeles David Geffen
School of Medicine
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Program Evaluation and Evaluation Research
Online
registration
This workshop introduces participants to fundamental principles
of educational program evaluation, and provides participants with
a strategy for developing an evaluation plan. At the end of the
workshop participants will be able to:
- Describe program evaluation and its purposes;
- Identify barriers to program evaluation;
- Identify models used in evaluation;
- Describe the steps of an evaluation;
- Develop an evaluation plan.
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April 27, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 noon
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Patricia O'Sullivan, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Arianne Teherani, PhD
University of California San Francisco
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Qualitative Analysis Methods
Online
registration
This workshop provides participants with an overview of the purposes,
uses, and standards for rigor of qualitative research methods; and
provides an opportunity for skill development in design of a small
qualitative study and analysis of qualitative data. At the end of
the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purposes and uses of qualitative methods in medical
education;
- Characterize the paradigms, research designs, data collection
methods and types of data associated with qualitative research
methods;
- Analyze qualitative data, by identifying themes in data sets;
- Apply standards for rigor to evaluate qualitative evaluation
or research studies; design a small qualitative study.
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April 27, 2008
1-4 p.m.
If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop
by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified
and your money refunded.
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Ilene Harris, PhD
University of Illinois
Arianne Teherani, PhD
University of California San Francisco
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Cancellation Policy
The fee for an individual workshop will be refundable up to two weeks
prior to the scheduled meeting. Cancellation after that point will forfeit
the registration fee. If there are fewer than 8 people registered for
the MERC workshop by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled. You
will be notified and your money refunded.
Questions or suggestions?
Please contact the MERC Program: Brian E. Mavis, PhD, Chair at mavis@msu.edu,
or M. Brownell Anderson, M.Ed., Senior Associate Vice President and Deputy
Director at mbanderson@aamc.org
or Caroline Coleman, Program Manager at ccoleman@aamc.org.
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