The View From the Top: Academic Emergency Department Chairs’ Perspectives on Education Scholarship

Abstract

Education scholarship continues to grow within emergency medicine (EM) and in academic medicine in general. Despite a growing interest, would-be education scholars often struggle to find adequate mentorship, research training, funding, and protected time to produce rigorous scholarship. The ways in which individual academic EM departments can support this mission remains an area in need of description.Objectives: We sought to describe academic EM department chairs' perceptions of education scholarship and facilitators and barriers to producing high-quality education scholarship. Methods:We conducted a qualitative study using a grounded theory-derived approach. Participants were solicited directly, and semistructured interviews were conducted via telephone. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and were analyzed by three study investigators using a coding matrix. Discrepancies in coding were resolved via in depth discussion.

Work-Based Learning in Faculty Development Through Educational Scholar Program (ESP): A Mixed Method Study

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“…The problems compelled some participants to change their subject of scholarly project. The mismatch between existing expectations and resources, as well as the misalliance between the ideal situation and what is applicable in the real environment exacerbates the scholarship challenges (21,22). In the investigated context, teacher-centered and discipline-based approaches were dominant, so, there are no facilities, equipment and physical space needed to implement innovative approaches in teaching and assessment processes.…”

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“…It is emphasized in programs aimed at maintaining and fostering academic careers at various universities. (23,24) This method also depends on how representative university staffs are. In this study, women reported a motivation to pursue a university career in Emergency Medicine that was as strong as men's.…”

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“…As the academic job market in EM has become more competitive, fellowship training among applicants is increasingly becoming the norm . Within the sphere of medical education, chairs in EM have expressed a growing recognition of the importance of education research, as well as the need for well‐trained education researchers . However, while there are an increasing number of medical education fellowships, only a limited number are primarily focused on education scholarship.…”