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 which opens in January and closes in March of each year.

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'

Workshop (optional) 

Dr. Rose Hatala, MD, MSc & Dr. Sharon Card, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Workshop Title: 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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 Upcoming Medical Education Conferences

2021

Organization	Conference	Dates	Location	Abstract Deadline
SCFP (Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians)	67th Annual Family Medicine Conference	Sep 17-18, 2021	Regina, SK
CLIC (The Consortium of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships)	Annual CLIC Conference	October 10-13, 2021	Virtual
EACH (International Association for Communication in Healthcare) & ACH (Academy on Communication in Healthcare)	International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH)	October 17-20, 2021	Rio Mar, Puerto Pico
Harvard Macy Institute	A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education	Oct 18-22, 2021	Virtual
Harvard Medical School	Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing your Teaching Skills	Oct 18-20, 2021	Virtual
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada	ICRE 2021 (International Conference on Residency Education)	Oct 21-23, 2021	Ottawa, ON
College of Family Physicians of Canada	FMF 2021 (Family Medicine Forum)	Nov 10-13, 2021	Toronto, ON
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)	Learn Serve Lead 2021: The AAMC Annual Meeting	Nov 5-9, 2021	San Antonio, Texas
CLIME / ICLEM (Canadian Leadership Institute for Medical Education)	CLIME 2.0	Nov 15-17, 2021	Virtual
NAPCRG 2021 (North American Primary Care Research Group)	49th Annual Meeting	Nov 19-23, 2021	Quebec City, QC
WONCA	World Conference of Family Doctors	November 25-28, 2021	Abu Dhabi, UAE	January 10, 2021
Harvard Macy Institute	Program for Post-Graduate Trainees: Future Academic Clinician-Educators	December 11-13, 2021	Virtual	Application deadline: June 30, 2021
2022
Organization	Conference	Dates	Location	Abstract Deadline
APMEC  (Asian Pacific Medical Education Conference)	Annual Conference	January 12-16, 2022	Virtual	Aug 25, 2021
University of California San Francisco	Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century	Feb 2-3, 2022	Virtual	(registration opens Oct 1, 2021)
Harvard Macy Institute	Transforming your Teaching for the Virtual Environment	Feb 15-Apr 21, 2022	Virtual	Registration closes Dec 1, 2021
SACME (Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education)	Annual Meeting	TBA (typically held in February)
SRPC (Society of Rural Physicians of Canada)	28th Annual Rural and Remote Conference	April 21-23, 2022	Ottawa, Ontario
CCME (Canadian Conference on Medical Education)	Annual Conference	April 23-26, 2022	Calgary, AB
ICME (International Conference on Medical Education)	ICME Virtual Conference	TBA (typically held in April)
CGEA (Association of American Medical Colleges)	GEA Joint Regional Conference	TBA (typicially held in April)
NOSM (Northern School of Medicine)	Northern Constellations Annual Faculty Development Conference	TBA (typicially held in April)
STFM (Society of Teachers in Family Medicine)	Annual Spring Conference	April 30 - May 4, 2022	Indianapolis, Indiana
Harvard Macy Institute	PART 1 - Program for Educators in Health Professions	May 2-6, 2022	TBA (in-person OR virtual)
CSPL  (Canadian Society of Physician Leadership)	Canadian Conference of Physician Leadership	May 6-7, 2022	Toronto, ON
KT Canada (Knowledge Translation Canada)	KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting	TBA (typically held in May)
CMA (Canadian Medical Association)	Health Summit Series	TBA (typically held in May)
Harvard Macy Institute	PART 2- Program for Educators in Health Professions	May 9-14, 2022	Boston, MA
Equity in Medicine	Equity in Medicine 2021 Conference: Overcoming Barriers in Medicine	TBA (typically held in June)
IAMSE (The International Association of Medical Science Educators)	25th Annual IAMSE Meeting	June 4-7, 2022	Denver, CO	Focus Session Abstracts - Sep 1, 2021 Poster and Oral Abstracts - Dec 1, 2021
Harvard Macy Institute	Program for Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education	June 13-18, 2022	TBA	Deadline to apply: Feb 4, 2022
AHE Network (Assessment in Higher Education)	Annual International AHE Conference	June 29 - July 1, 2022	TBA
ANZAHPE (Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators)	Annual ANZAHPE Festival	TBA (typically held in July)
AMEE (Assoc. for Medical Education in Europe)	AMEE Annual Conference	TBA (typically held in Aug)
AMA / CMA / BMA	International Conference on Physician Health	Oct 13-15, 2022
ICRE 2022 (International Conference on Residency Education)	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada	Oct 27-29, 2022	Montreal, QC
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)	Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting	Nov 11-15, 2022	Nashville, Tenn.
NAPCRG 2022 (North American Primary Care Research Group)	50th Annual Meeting	Nov 18-22, 2022	Phoenix, AZ
2023
Organization	Conference	Dates	Location	Abstract Deadline
CCME (Canadian Conference on Medical Education)	Annual Conference	Apr 15-18, 2023	Quebec City, QC

External Courses

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

The University of Toronto Continuing Professional Development Certificate Program runs until June 2021 and will be taken virtually. 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

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