LibGuides: Health Professions Education : HPE Research Methodologies

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Generating Good Research Quesitons in Health Professionals Education
Academic Medicine, 91(12), e8-e8
Review article: medical education research: an overview of methods

Research Designs & Reporting

AM last page. Understanding qualitative and quantitative research paradigms in academic medicine
Acad Med. 2012;87(3):386.
Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups
Int J Qual Health Care. 2007: 19(6):349-57.
Introducing medical educators to qualitative study design: Twelve tips from inception to completion
Med Teach. 2016;38(5):456-63
Quantitative and qualitative methods in medical education research: AMEE Guide No 90: Part I
Med Teach. 2014;36(9):746-56.
Quantitative and qualitative methods in medical education research: AMEE Guide No 90: Part II
Med Teach. 2014;36(10):838-48.

Knowledge synthesis methodology

Knowledge synthesis (KS) activities include systematic, scoping, realist, or rapid reviews, meta-analyses, and other types of reviews. Information Specialists (IS) from the Library Services team may contribute their expertise to KS project teams. The contributions of an IS include:

providing guidance on various steps in conducting a knowledge synthesis review;
creating and documenting comprehensive literature searches;
making software recommendations for citation and data management;
writing the literature search methods for the manuscript according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) or other appropriate guidelines.

To have an IS join your KS project team, please complete and submit the application form.