Teaching Scholars Lecture Series

William C. McGaghie, PhD

“What is the Evidence for Simulation-Based Health Science Education?”

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Dr. McGaghie will summarize the best evidence about the features and use of simulation-based health science education based on a systematic literature review covering 34 years and nearly 700 journal articles and a cumulative education and research program now underway at Northwestern University.  He will also address the need for structured research designs, rigorous outcome measures, and faculty preparation to teach using simulators.

October 5, 2006
Pauly Auditorium, College of Public Health
4:00-5:00 p.m.

All UAMS faculty invited
One hour CME Credit

Dr. McGaghie is professor of medical education and preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has published extensively in health professions education, preventive medicine, and related fields. He serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious health professions education journals; the Research Advisory Committee for Academic Medicine; and reviews manuscripts for Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, and The American Statistician. He has served on NIH and AHRQ Study Sections, as a grant application referee for the NBME Stemmler Fund and the Spencer Foundation, and as a consultant to the NBME, the ABIM Foundation, the American Physical Therapy Association, and to universities and medical schools worldwide.

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