The Wilson Centre
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University Health Network
Consults
Are you a new education scholar/researcher applying for the EDF or another small grant competition? Are you in need of consultation? We will do our best to match you with an education scientist from our network for a 30-60 minute meeting to help you get started.
This program offers a primer for conducting research in health professions education.
Course
Scholarship
Ethics
Methodologies and Methods
Source
Centre for Faculty Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto at Unity Health Toronto
Stepping Stones
Supports health professionals in their multiple education roles and activities including teaching, education scholarship, advocacy and academic leadership.
Course
Teaching
Leadership
Advocacy
Scholarship
Source
Centre for Faculty Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto at Unity Health Toronto
Ethical Research Collaboration
Fosters and supports ethical collaborative research practices in the context of the academic health sciences.
Website
Scholarship
Ethics
Authorship
Source
Centre for Faculty Development
Recognizing and Responding to Ethically Important Moments in Qualitative Research
Why is my health professions education qualitative study required to go through an ethics review process when there is little risk to participants? Many of the questions on the ethics review forms seem irrelevant to my qualitative study.
Article
Scholarship
Ethics
Source
Lindsay Baker, Shanon Phelan, Ryan Snelgrove, Lara Varpio, Julie Maggi, Stella Ng. (2016). Journal of graduate medical education, 8(4), 607–608.
Research Methodologies in Health Professions Education
Explore a curated list of articles and information about research and knowledge synthesis methodologies used in health professions education.
Website
Scholarship
Methodologies and Methods
Source
Unity Health Toronto Library Services
Education Research and Scholarship
Explore a curated list of resources which provide an overview of education scholarship and where to publish.
Website
Scholarship
Getting Funded/Started
Source
Unity Health Toronto Library Services
Research in Medical Education
A primer for medical students.
Guide
Scholarship
Getting Funded/Started
Source
Anu Atluru, Anil Wadhwani, Katie Maurer, Angad Kochar, Dan London, Erin Kane, and Kayce Spear. (2015). OSR Medical Education Committee, AAMC.
Show Me the Money: Successfully Obtaining Grant Funding in Medical Education
This paper provides an overview of the importance of grant funding within medical education, followed by a stepwise discussion of strategies for creating a successful grant application for medical education-based proposals.
Article
Scholarship
Getting Funded/Started
Source
Michael Gottlieb MD, Sangil Lee MD MS, John Burkhardt MD MA, Jestin N. Carlson MD, Andrew M. King MD, Ambrose H. Wong MD MEd, Sally A. Santen MD PhD
Social Media Resources and Supports for Faculty Members and Librarians
The University of Toronto’s faculty members increasingly use social media to engage with colleagues, students, and members of the public in real-time, dynamic ways, and to share their research and enhance their teaching. At the heart of the University’s institutional commitments is the belief that freedom of expression is fundamental to the pursuit of truth, knowledge, and understanding. The interaction of different perspectives allows outstanding research, scholarship, teaching, learning, and innovation to thrive.
Article
Advocacy
Professional Values
Social Media
Source
University of Toronto
Approaching Impact Meaningfully in Medical Education Research
It is time for medical education research, as a field, to examine how to measure research impact and carefully consider the broader implications these measures may have.
Understanding Qualitative and Quantitative Research Paradigms in Academic Medicine
Learn more about the available approaches to research.
Article
Scholarship
Methodologies and Methods
Source
Castillo-Page, Laura, Bodilly, Sue, Bunton, Sarah A. (March 2012) Academic Medicine, 87(3)
Better Evaluation
This is an interactive guide for people who are managing an evaluation.
Website
Scholarship
Program Evaluation
Source
Better Evaluation
Social Media Task Force Report
Social media has changed the way we relate to one another. It has changed academia’s ability to communicate new knowledge to the public. This has been especially true in the health sciences over the past three years, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing us to stay home and depend on virtual connections for public health guidance, information, and social interaction
