RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medical Education Research As Translational Science
JF Science Translational Medicine
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 19cm8
OP 19cm8
DO 10.1126/scitranslmed.3000679
VO 2
IS 19
A1 McGaghie, William C.
YR 2010
UL http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/2/19/19cm8.abstract
AB 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. Copyright © 2010, American Association for the Advancement of Science