Formulating Research Questions and Designing Studies - 9/9/2024

Includes a Live Web Event on 09/09/2024 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

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:

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

Recordings will be made available for viewing following the completion of each workshop. Viewing of recordings may not be substituted for participation in live workshops.

This workshop is a part of the MERC Virtual Workshop 2024 - Series 3.

Carol Hodgson

Carol Hodgson, MS, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor with tenure in Pediatrics, the former J. Alan Gilbert Chair in Medical Education Research, Director of the IDEAS Office, and directs the Teaching Scholars Program at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and the Teaching Scholars Program in the Alberta Institute with Wenzhou Medical University. She received a Master of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside and a doctorate in Education at UCLA. Before entering the field of medical education in 1992, she was a researcher in preventive medicine at the University of Southern California. She has been an Assessor for the World Federation for Medical Education since 2013. Dr. Hodgson actively mentors numerous faculty members and residents. She is an expert in curriculum design, program evaluation, assessment, health professions educational research, faculty development, and medical school accreditation. Dr. Hodgson’s research focuses in the areas of professionalism, program evaluation, cancer education, and training for better care of people with disabilities.