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Medical education research as translational science
1Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. wcmc@northwestern.edu
Abstract:
Research on medical education is translational science when rigorous studies on trainee clinical skill and knowledge acquisition address key health care problems and measure outcomes in controlled laboratory settings (T1 translational research); when these outcomes transfer to clinics, wards, and offices where better health care is delivered (T2); and when patient or public health improves as a result of educational practices (T3). This Commentary covers features of medical education interventions and environments that contribute to translational outcomes, reviews selected research studies that advance translational science in medical education at all three levels, and presents pathways to improve medical education translational science.
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