Wiki Page, OB/Gyn Residency - ACT: Research Project Prompts

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All of the modules, aside from the first one, have a potential research project prompt listed at the end. This document lists all the research prompts in one location. Remember that you only need to select one research project to complete the course.

Module 1: Review research project prompts

Module 2: TBA

Module 3:

Choose one of the actions that must be taken when designing a learning encounter to focus on. (Establish relevant learning goals; Introduce new knowledge; Provide opportunity to practice; Allow learners to apply their knowledge / skills; Encourage Reflection)

Using the selected action, research 2-3 strategies that could be used to implement the action.

Apply the strategies you selected to your teaching practice and analyze the results to determine which strategy is most effective for your students.

Module 4:

Identify an intervention you can introduce to your team to improve the learning environment.

Implement your intervention for one clerkship rotation to see how it enhances the learning environment.

Module 5:

Bering in mind the characteristics and models of effective feedback that were presented in this module consider a system you could implement for your clerkship to encourage the exchange of effective feedback.

Train Residents and students in your feedback system and research the effectiveness of your system in improving the quality and quantity of feedback provided to students.

Module 6:

Research methods for teaching clinical reasoning, like the one found in this example. Select a method to pilot with your students or synthesize multiple methods to create your own approach to teaching clinical reasoning.

Pilot you selected method with 4 or more students.

Research how your educational intervention influences the students clinical reasoning skills.