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ArticleMedical education online2018

Design for success: Identifying a process for transitioning to an intensive online course delivery model in health professions education.

Paige L McDonald, Kenneth J Harwood, Joan T Butler, Karen S Schlumpf, Carson W Eschmann, Daniela Drago

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Article in Medical education online, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A Scalable Advising Model for Part-Time, Distant Learners in Graduate Health Professions Education Programs.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Paige L McDonalda Department of Clinical Research and Leadership , George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington , DC , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8741-6276
Kenneth J Harwooda Department of Clinical Research and Leadership , George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington , DC , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-0935
Joan T Butlera Department of Clinical Research and Leadership , George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington , DC , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-1979
Karen S Schlumpfa Department of Clinical Research and Leadership , George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington , DC , USA.
Carson W Eschmanna Department of Clinical Research and Leadership , George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington , DC , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0192-5174
Daniela Dragoa Department of Clinical Research and Leadership , George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington , DC , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-9638

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intensive courses (ICs), or accelerated courses, are gaining popularity in medical and health professions education, particularly as programs adopt e-learning models to negotiate challenges of flexibility, space, cost, and time. In 2014, the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership (CRL) at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences began the process of transitioning two online 15-week graduate programs to an IC model. Within a year, a third program also transitioned to this model. A literature review yielded little guidance on the process of transitioning from 15-week, traditional models of delivery to IC models, particularly in online learning environments. Correspondingly, this paper describes the process by which CRL transitioned three online graduate programs to an IC model and details best practices for course design and facilitation resulting from our iterative redesign process. Finally, we present lessons-learned for the benefit of other medical and health professions' programs contemplating similar transitions. ABBREVIATIONS: CRL: Department of Clinical Research and Leadership; HSCI: Health Sciences; IC: Intensive course; PD: Program director; QM: Quality Matters.

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InternetCurriculumEducational MeasurementEducation, DistanceEducation, GraduateHealth OccupationsHumansProgram DevelopmentProgram Evaluationaccelerated coursescurriculum designe-learningIntensive coursesonline learning

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PMID29277143
PMCPMC5757231

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