The number needed to teach: A framework for health professions education
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Health professions education faces resource limits. The Number Needed to Teach (NNTe) offers a framework for analyzing teaching costs and outcomes, similar to clinical Number Needed to Treat (NNTr).
Area Of Science
- Health Professions Education
- Medical Education Research
- Educational Economics
Background
- Financial constraints and accountability demands challenge health professions education.
- Effective resource allocation requires robust frameworks for analyzing costs and outcomes.
Purpose Of The Study
- To introduce and advocate for the Number Needed to Teach (NNTe) as a metric for health professions education.
- To demonstrate the utility of NNTe in reporting and communicating the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
Main Methods
- The article explores the origins and parallels between NNTr and NNTe.
- It provides a framework for calculating and interpreting NNTe using real-world data.
- Potential benefits, limitations, and applications of NNTe are discussed.
Main Results
- NNTe provides a concrete measure of the investment required for specific educational outcomes.
- NNTe can enhance the understanding of teaching effectiveness, mirroring NNTr's impact in clinical settings.
- Examples illustrate the calculation and interpretation of NNTe.
Conclusions
- NNTe is a valuable tool for educators, learners, and institutional leadership to assess educational investments.
- Further research should explore NNTe's application in diverse contexts and its reception by stakeholders.
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