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Shera Hosseini¹, Yusuf Yilmaz^2,3, Kaushal Shah⁴

¹Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster Institute for Research on Aging McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada.

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Scholarly program evaluation is crucial but often overlooked. This paper guides medical educators on conducting rigorous evaluations to demonstrate program efficacy and contribute to educational scholarship.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Program Evaluation
Educational Scholarship

Background:

Program evaluation is essential but frequently not viewed as scholarly.
Boyer's expanded definition of scholarship requires rigorous academic standards.
Medical educators face challenges integrating evaluation with clinical duties and curriculum changes.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore how medical educators can efficiently engage in educational scholarship through program evaluation.
To provide a framework for examining program outcomes and efficacy.
To leverage evaluation processes into scholarly contributions.

Main Methods:

The paper outlines a process for educators to investigate program impact and outcomes.
It suggests methods for translating evaluation findings into scholarly work.
Focuses on practical approaches for busy medical educators.

Main Results:

Educators can systematically assess training program effectiveness.
Evaluation data can be utilized to meet academic scholarship requirements.
This approach addresses the perceived difficulty of scholarly program evaluation.

Conclusions:

Rigorous program evaluation is a viable pathway to educational scholarship.
Medical educators can integrate scholarly inquiry into their essential responsibilities.
This framework supports the academic recognition of program evaluation efforts.