Formulating Research Questions and Designing Studies -10/31/2022

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In this workshop, participants will brainstorm research ideas, write, and refine a measurable research question. You will discuss when IRB approval is required for their study. The basics of research design will be discussed and applied to their selected research question. 

After participating in this workshop, learners will be able to:

  1. Write a FINER (feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, relevant) educational research question;
  2. Specify an educational research area of interest;
  3. Evaluate whether they need IRB approval for their study;
  4. Select the correct design for their research question.

This workshop is a part of the MERC Virtual Workshop Series.

Larry Gruppen

Larry Gruppen is Professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School, where he directed the competency-based Master in Health Professions Education program. His research interests center around the development of expertise, knowledge and performance assessment, self-regulated learning, and educational leadership development. He has held the offices of president of the Society of Directors of Research in Medical Education and chair of the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) Central Group on Educational Affairs. He was also the founding Chair of the AAMC’s Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications on a variety of topics in medical education and presents regularly at national and international professional meetings. He was recognized for career productivity by the AAMC’s Central Group for Educational Affairs’ Medical Education Laureate Award, the John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Merrel Flair Award from the AAMC Group on Educational Affairs, and University of Michigan Medical School’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education

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Formulating Research Questions and Designing Studies - Workshop
10/31/2022 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  180 minutes
10/31/2022 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  180 minutes
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