Registration is now open for the 2026 virtual Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) workshop series. The cost for registration is $125 per workshop. You may register for all eight workshops in this series or select a single workshop from our a la carte menu.
The program is open to all who are interested in improving their educational research skills and is targeted for those with a background in medical education but relatively less experience in conducting educational research. The courses are targeted for clinicians and other educators who desire to learn research skills that will enable collaborative participation in medical education research projects.
You can register for Workshop Series 1 dates using the above link. We will update this page in mid-February with Series 2, Series 3, and Series 4 workshop schedules. Please note that the chart below only has the dates for the most recent upcoming series of workshops. You can find the various dates for the rest of the year using the registration links above.
| Date and Time | Workshop | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Formulating Research Questions and Designing Studies | Jorie Colbert-Getz, PhD |
| Feb 23, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Searching and Evaluating the Literature | John Cyrus |
| Mar 2, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Questionnaire Design and Survey Research | David Cook, MD, MHPE |
| Mar 9, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity | David Cook, MD, MHPE |
| Mar 16, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Program Evaluation and Evaluation Research | Kathryn Huggett, PhD |
| Mar 23, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Intro to Qualitative Data Collection Methods | Tom Delaney |
| Mar 30, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Data Management and Preparing for Statistical Consultation | Cha Chi Fung, PhD |
| April 6, 2026 12-3 p.m. ET | Series 1 |
Scholarly Writing Publishing Education Research | Jean M. Bailey, PhD |