1. La recherche en éducation médicale dans les facultés de médecine en France. Etat des lieux à partir d'une revue systématique des travaux publiés.
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POTTIER, Pierre, BUFFENOIR, Kevin, CASTILLO, Jean-Marie, ETIENNE, Jérôme, and RICHARD, Isabelle
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Introduction: Medical education is a recent addition in the field of scientific research. Indeed it has spread to many countries. The goal of this review was to quantify the involvement of French teams in medical education research. Method: A systematic review of two databases (Pubmed and the archives of the Pédagogie Médicale journal) over a 15-year period was carried out. Results: Research in medical education is growing in France (a 12- fold increase over 15 years) even though it remains lower than in other countries, such as Canada or neighboring Germany. Overall, the French contribution to research in medical education stands at 0.22% in Pubmed and 21% in Pédagogie Médicale. Surgical and general specialties, including obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, public health, internal medicine and family and emergency medicine, were the research fields most targeted. Most of the work focused on teaching assessment. Though impact factors were often under 4, the level of publication according to the SIGAPS classification was relatively high with 50% of papers published in A, B or C-ranked journals. Discussion: The results reveal how knowledge in medical education research, researcher training with respect to methodological specificities and the French team's aims in developing quality scientific data in the research field are lacking. Conclusion: French research in medical education needs further development. Medicaleducation leaders and research centers appear crucial in this respect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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