Research Innovation & Scholarship in Education

'RISE' (previously Medical Education Research & Scholarship Day 'MERSD') is an event put on by the office of Faculty Development.  It is a sharing event to celebrate the medical education research and scholarship work that is being done in medicine and across the health professions in the province of Saskatchewan.  Starting in June, 2017 this event is offered annually and showcases work by staff, faculty and learners across the province.  All are welcome and invited to submit abstracts.

Save the date: June 10, 2022

Call for Abstracts will open February 1, 2022

Conference Information

• 2021 Abstract Booklet
• Event Poster
• Agenda

Conference Objectives

• Examine a series of research studies on feedback in clinical education as a springboard for discussion on research for the busy clinician
• Share, discuss and analyze tips for success at each stage of a research project (from conception through to publication)
• Develop a critique of current coaching conversations during clinical supervision
• Formulate a ‘do-able’ research question pertaining to coaching
• Describe medical education research and scholarship at the University of Saskatchewan
• Network with others who share interest in medical education and scholarship
• Create collaborations / communities of practice that will support medical education research and scholarship in the CoM

Handouts & Resources

• Funding Sources for Medical Education Research (PDF)
• AAMC-Regional Groups on Educational Affairs (GEA) Annotated Bibliography of Journals for Educational Scholarship (PDF) 
• Jane (Journal/Author Name Estimator) - JANE is a free online bibliographic journal selection tool, which is a popular resource to help authors determine the most appropriate in-scope journal to publish their manuscripts.
• creo™ is an online learning tool that delivers research education in a straight forward and easy-to-digest way, guiding the learner through the step-wise process of developing a research project. More information can be found in the creo Information Booklet.
• OVDR has created this handout which contains grant development information, departmental contact list, funding opportunities, and an overview of the grand submission process. 
• OVDR - Resources for Clinical Researchers (PDF) 
• OVDR - Understanding Overhead (PDF)
• Thinking about your Thinking (PDF)
• USask Library Resources & Services for the College of Medicine (DOC)
• Blanchard, R. D. , DeMeo, S. & Nagler, A. (2016). Primer for Submitting Health Professions Education Research to the IRB. Academic Medicine, 91 (12), e1-e1. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001436. Article link (NSID & password required).
• Wang, F. Y. , Stankiewicz, C. A. , Bennett, N. L. & Myers, J. S. (2019). Hit the Ground Running: Engaging Early-Career Medical Educators in Scholarly Activity. Academic Medicine, 94 (11), 1837-1837. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002761. Article link (NSID & password required).
• Fischer, Krisztina MD, PhD, MMSc; Kesselheim, Jennifer C. MD, MEd 23 Questions to Guide the Writing of a Quantitative Medical Education Research Proposal, Academic Medicine: July 11, 2020 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003660 Article link (NSID & password required).
• Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning – To see the full list of workshops and short courses that GMCTL offers, visit their Courses and Workshops webpage, or view their calendar of current offerings.
• View the Faculty Development events section on their website to see a full list of upcoming offerings.
• View the Faculty Development website here for a list of various upcoming FD conferences world-wide. 
• AAMC - 2021 Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Workshops 

• Handouts & Resources PDF

Keynote

Dr. Rose Hatala, MD, MSc Keynote: Tips for Success in Medical Education Research for the Busy Clinician'

Optional Workshop: Dr. Rose Hatala, MD, MSc & Dr. Sharon Card, MD, MSc, FRCPC; "Coaching Conversations in Competency-Based Education: where do our research questions lie?"

Our very own RISE musician!

Medical Education Research & Scholarship Day (MERSD) was unfortunately canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19.

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The 3rd annual MERSD (Medical Education Research and Scholarship Day) was held for the first time in Regina on June 7, 2019. We had 33 oral presentations in 3 streams: Curriculum, PG/CPD/CBME, and Enhancing Education; and 16 posters presented.  Our two plenary speakers - Dr. Francis Christian (Surgical Humanities) and Dr. Sara Kim (Conflict Management) - gave inspiring and thought-provoking lectures.

Michelle McCarron and Elan Paluck graciously acted as our adjudicators for the poster competition. The winner of this year’s poster competition was Regina’s Lindsay Edgington, CoM Pharmacy: Evaluation of a Pharmacy Department Continuing Education Framework (EDGE).  Congratulations to Lindsay, and co-authors Zack Dumont, Suzanne Len, and Kirsten Tangedal. 

Thanks to our staff in Regina & Saskatoon for their hard work setting up the day, especially Jeanette and the CoM staff, Kris, IT, and Darla & Katherine from CME.  Thanks to Dr. Stobart and Dr. McKague for their support, and to all who attended the event.

A bus full of Saskatoon attendees made the trip to Regina in style, with breakfast provided and FD programming too, bringing our total attendance to approximately 88 people for the day. We look forward to another great MERSD next year in Saskatoon! 

We would like to continue to encourage local faculty to access FD programs for support.  Thanks to Jeanette Bellavance, Kris Schoenhofen, Dr. Gill White, and our Saskatoon colleagues for their invaluable assistance!

Faculty Development Lead, Regina

• 2019 MERSD Abstracts Booklet

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The second annual MERSD took place in Saskatoon June 8, 2018.

2018 MERSD Abstracts Booklet

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The first annual MERSD took place in Saskatoon on June 2, 2017. 

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 2022

Organization	Conference	Dates	Location	Abstract Deadline
SACME (Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education)	Annual Meeting	February 21-23, 2022	Virtual
SRPC (Society of Rural Physicians of Canada)	Annual Rural and Remote Conference	April 21-23, 2022	Ottawa, Ontario
CCME (Canadian Conference on Medical Education)	Annual Conference	April 23-26, 2022	In-person (Calgary, AB) & Virtual	Closed
STFM (Society of Teachers in Family Medicine)	Annual Spring Conference	April 30 - May 4, 2022	Indianapolis, Indiana	Closed
KT Canada (Knowledge Translation Canada)	KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting	May 4-6, 2022	Virtual	Closed
NOSM (Northern School of Medicine)	Northern Constellations Annual Faculty Development Conference	May 6-7, 2022	Virtual	January 31, 2022
CSPL  (Canadian Society of Physician Leadership)	Canadian Conference of Physician Leadership	May 6-7, 2022	Toronto, ON
CMA (Canadian Medical Association)	Health Summit Series	TBA (typically held in May)
IAMSE (International Association of Medical Science Educators)	Annual IAMSE Meeting	June 4-7, 2022	Denver, CO	Closed
Wonca (World family doctors. Caring for people.)	WONCA World Rural Health Conference	June 17-20, 2022	Limerick, Ireland	January 31, 2022
AHE Network (Assessment in Higher Education)	Annual International AHE Conference	June 22-24, 2022	Manchester England	January 24, 2022
ANZAHPE (Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators)	Annual ANZAHPE Festival	July 8, 11, 13 & 19, 2022	Virtual	January 2022
AMEE (Assoc. for Medical Education in Europe)	AMEE Annual Conference	August 28-31, 2022	Lyon, France & Virtual	February 2022
EACH (International Association for Communication in Healthcare) & ACH (Academy on Communication in Healthcare)	International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH)	September 5-9, 2022	Glasgow, Scotland	February 6, 2022
SCFP (Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians)	Annual Family Medicine Conference	Sep 23-24, 2022	Saskatoon, SK	Closed
AMA / CMA / BMA	International Conference on Physician Health	Oct 13-15, 2022	Orlando, Florida	February 25, 2022
RCPSC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)	ICRE (International Conference on Residency Education)	Oct 27-29, 2022	Montreal, QC	Closed
CFPC (The College of Family Physicians of Canada)	FMF (Family Medicine Forum)	Nov 9-12, 2022 Nov 16-19, 2022	Toronto, ON Virtual	Sessions & Workshops: Feb 11, 2022 Free-standing papers and posters: Apr 8, 2022 Big Ideas Soapbox: Apr 29, 2022
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)	Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting	Nov 11-15, 2022	Nashville, Tenn.
NAPCRG (North American Primary Care Research Group)	Annual Meeting	Nov 18-22, 2022	Phoenix, AZ
CLIME/ICLEM (Canadian Leadership Institute for Medical Education)	CLIME 2.0	TBA (typically occurs in Nov)
2023
Organization	Conference	Dates	Location	Abstract Deadline
APMEC  (Asian Pacific Medical Education Conference)	Annual Conference	TBA (typically occurs in Jan)
CCME (Canadian Conference on Medical Education)	Annual Conference	Apr 15-18, 2023	Quebec City, QC
WONCA  (World Organization of Family Doctors)	World Conference	Oct 26-29, 2023	Sydney, Australia
NAPCRG  (North American Primary Care Research Group)	Annual Meeting	Oct 30-Nov 3, 2023	San Francisco, California

External Courses

Harvard Macy Institute has various courses offered annually: 

• Transforming your Teaching for the Virtual Environment
• Program for Educators in Health Professions 
• Highly Interactive Virtual Course - Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education
• Program for Educators in Health Professions
• A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education
• Program for Post-Graduate Trainees: Future Academic Clinician-Educators

Harvard Medical School offers a course on the Principles of Medical Education, Maximizing Your Teaching Skills.  More information. 

Physician Leadership Institute has various physician leadership courses through CMA.  More information.

University of California San Francisco: "Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Centrury".  A course for new ideas and skills for adaptable and inclusive learning environments.  More information. 

University of Toronto Continuing Professional Development Certificate Program runs virtually October - June. More information.

External Webinars

We belong to several medical education organizations (AMEE, IAMSE, AMCC) and can access many free webinars.  We can organize a viewing of an archived or live webinar for you or a group.  Keep an eye out in our regular programming for webinars that we are currently offering. All sessions are facilitated to encourage discussion of the local applications and implications and we are happy to arrange access for distributed sites.

For full upcoming Webinar details, please check out events section.

Webinars can be accessed from the following:

CAME Canadian Assoc for Medical Education AMEE Association for Medical Education for Europe Choosing Wisely RCPSC – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons AFMC – Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

CHES – Centre for Health Education Scholarship UBC AAMC – American Assoc of Medical Colleges IAMSE International Assoc of Medical Science Educators CFHI – Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement

Track Your Thinking

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