ArticleGMS journal for medical education2026
What is medical education research? An analysis and definition of subjects, objectives and types of research based on articles that have undergone a peer review process.
Article in GMS journal for medical education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- The diversity of educational research in the health professions: More opportunities than challenges.GMS journal for medical education · 2026Article
- Conducting Delphi surveys in medical education research.GMS journal for medical education · 2026Article
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7 authors.
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Abstract
Background: Medical education research (MER) seeks to contribute to the scientific knowledge in this area and to the further development of educational practice. However, the lack of relevance of the studies conducted in this field has been criticized for years. The present work therefore aims to clarify the tasks and objectives of MER and the nature of research in this area. To this end, the subjects, objectives, and types of research that are common to MER are analyzed and categories for these are developed. Method: The categories for Results: 169 articles were assessed. Eleven subject categories and eight categories of research objectives were identified, and four types of research were defined as relevant. Discussion: The categories found for Conclusion: The category systems developed can help to define the
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