About this Research Topic
The quality of the healthcare system directly depends on the quality of medical education, which consequently implies that investment in the professional educational development of medical doctors indispensably increases the quality of the higher education system. Considering that medical doctors simultaneously conduct three roles, including that of a healthcare professional, scientist and medical educator, as well as the fact that education for becoming a medical teacher is not a mandatory part of medical curricula on neither undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate levels, lifelong learning programmes that aim towards professional educational development are of the utmost importance. Moreover, considering the complex roles and responsibilities of medical educators, there is a growing necessity for introducing highly organized institutional strategies for professional educational development, which are usually implemented through separate organizational units, such as offices for faculty development or centres for medical education.
In recent years, medical education has faced a complete change in the teaching and learning paradigms, including the introduction of e-learning, flipped classroom, interprofessional education, mentoring programmes, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and clinical simulation. These changes have consequently imposed the need for concurrent introduction of innovations and curricular changes on all levels of medical education, as well as the implementation of professional educational development of medical educators. Therefore, the aim of this Research Topic is to present innovations, trends and current challenges in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical education, as well as the lifelong learning possibilities for the professional educational development of medical doctors, which are implemented through faculty development strategies.
This Research topic invites researchers to explore the innovations, trends, and current challenges in medical education, as well as the possibilities of professional educational development of medical teachers.
We welcome submissions of the following article types: Brief Research Report, Data Report, Mini Review, Original Research, Perspective, Policy and Practice Reviews, Review, and Systematic Review.
Finally, our Research topic includes, but is not limited to the following topics in medical education:
• Professional educational development / faculty development / improving teacher competencies current trends and challenges in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate education
• Innovative learning methods
• E-learning and technology assisted learning
• Teaching and learning skills, including clinical and communication skills assessment, including entrusted professional activities, objective structured examination, etc.
• Virtual reality and clinical simulation
• Artificial intelligence
• Mobility and internationalization
• Curriculum design and integration
• Resident education and mentoring
• Continuous medical education
• Patient and public health education
In recent years, medical education has faced a complete change in the teaching and learning paradigms, including the introduction of e-learning, flipped classroom, interprofessional education, mentoring programmes, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and clinical simulation. These changes have consequently imposed the need for concurrent introduction of innovations and curricular changes on all levels of medical education, as well as the implementation of professional educational development of medical educators. Therefore, the aim of this Research Topic is to present innovations, trends and current challenges in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical education, as well as the lifelong learning possibilities for the professional educational development of medical doctors, which are implemented through faculty development strategies.
This Research topic invites researchers to explore the innovations, trends, and current challenges in medical education, as well as the possibilities of professional educational development of medical teachers.
We welcome submissions of the following article types: Brief Research Report, Data Report, Mini Review, Original Research, Perspective, Policy and Practice Reviews, Review, and Systematic Review.
Finally, our Research topic includes, but is not limited to the following topics in medical education:
• Professional educational development / faculty development / improving teacher competencies current trends and challenges in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate education
• Innovative learning methods
• E-learning and technology assisted learning
• Teaching and learning skills, including clinical and communication skills assessment, including entrusted professional activities, objective structured examination, etc.
• Virtual reality and clinical simulation
• Artificial intelligence
• Mobility and internationalization
• Curriculum design and integration
• Resident education and mentoring
• Continuous medical education
• Patient and public health education
Keywords: Medical Education, Teacher Competencies, Teaching, Learning, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Health Professions, Public Health, ELSI, Professional Development
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