Foundations of Educational Scholarship Course

This foundational course covers the why, what, and how of medical education scholarship. This course targets educators who wish to learn skills specific to medical education scholarship and become aware of institutional and outside resources. The goal of this workshop is to provide educators with exposure to the basics of medical education research

Course Content Includes:

  • List the key steps of medical education research.
  • State the reasoning behind using a conceptual framework when conducting medical education research.
  • Provide examples of educationally focused research aims.
  • Describe different levels and provide examples of educational outcomes using Kirkpatrick’s pyramid.
  • Link educational aims and outcomes to appropriate research designs using examples from published medical education scholarship.
  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct a basic literature search with a focus on the educational literature.
  • Name three ways to disseminate medical education scholarship.
  • Work on developing an education scholarship project of your own.

Course Fee: $450 – eligible for use of tuition remission benefit. Complete the e-form at the end of the registration process to exercise the benefit.

Upcoming Course Date

April 2, 2025
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Offered via Zoom

Registration will open soon

Course Faculty

  • Joseph Cofrancesco, MD

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education
    • Professor of Medicine
  • Rachel Levine, MD MPH

    • Associate Dean for Faculty Educational Development
    • Professor of Medicine
  • Sean Tackett, MD MPH

    • International Medical Education Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

Lori Rosman
Lori Rosman, MLS, AHIP
Public Health Informationist
Welch Medical Library
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Janet Serwint, MD
Janet R. Serwint, MD
Professor Emerita, Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine