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Critical Appraisal of Emergency Medicine Education Research: The Best Publications of 2014
Author(s) -
Yarris Lalena M.,
Juve Amy Miller,
Coates Wendy C.,
Fisher Jonathan,
Heitz Corey,
Shayne Philip,
Farrell Susan E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12801
Subject(s) - critical appraisal , medicine , scopus , observational study , inclusion and exclusion criteria , qualitative research , inclusion (mineral) , medline , medical education , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , psychology , social science , social psychology , sociology , political science , law
Objectives The objective was to critically appraise and highlight rigorous education research study articles published in 2014 whose outcomes advance the science of emergency medicine ( EM ) education. Methods A search of the English language literature in 2014 querying Education Resources Information Center ( ERIC ), Psych INFO , PubMed, and Scopus identified 243 EM ‐related articles using either quantitative (hypothesis‐testing or observational investigations of educational interventions) or qualitative (exploring important phenomena in EM education) methods. Two reviewers independently screened all of the publications using previously established exclusion criteria. Six reviewers then independently scored the 25 selected publications using either a qualitative or a quantitative scoring system. Each scoring system consisted of nine criteria. Selected criteria were based on accepted educational review literature and chosen a priori. Both scoring systems use parallel scoring metrics and have been used previously within this annual review. Results Twenty‐five medical education research papers (22 quantitative, three qualitative) met the criteria for inclusion and were reviewed. Five quantitative and two qualitative studies were ranked most highly by the reviewers as exemplary and are summarized in this article. Conclusions This annual critical appraisal series highlights seven excellent EM education research studies, meeting a priori criteria and published in 2014. Methodologic strengths in the 2014 papers are noted, and current trends in medical education research in EM are discussed.