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Bill Weaver1, Gary C Rosenfeld, N Kevin Krane
1Office of Curriculum Development and Management, University of Alabama School of Medicine-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0019, USA. Bweaver@uab.edu
Background:
Recently, concern has been expressed about the perception that few basic science educators (BSE) attend national and regional medical education meetings.
Purpose:
This study was designed to analyze the issues affecting BSE decisions about whether to attend medical education meetings.
Method:
An online survey was created and submitted to basic science course directors at the 128 U.S. allopathic medical schools.
Results:
Responses from 486 BSE suggest that because of the pressure to obtain research funding and achieve academic promotion, participation in medical education meetings is not a high priority with most BSE.
Conclusions:
BSE attendance at medical education meetings can be improved, but it will require joint efforts by the BSE home institution and medical education organizations.
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