Without proper research funding, how can medical education be evidence based?

Affiliations

¹ Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research and Assessment, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK julian.archer@plymouth.ac.uk.
² University College London, UK.
³ Institute of Medical Education, Cardiff University, UK.
⁴ Centre for Medical Education Research, University of Durham, UK.
⁵ Cardiff Unit for Research in Medical and Dental Education, Cardiff University, UK.
⁶ Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds, UK.

Editorial

Julian Archer et al. BMJ. 2015.

. 2015 Jun 26:350:h3445.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.h3445.

¹ Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research and Assessment, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK julian.archer@plymouth.ac.uk.
² University College London, UK.
³ Institute of Medical Education, Cardiff University, UK.
⁴ Centre for Medical Education Research, University of Durham, UK.
⁵ Cardiff Unit for Research in Medical and Dental Education, Cardiff University, UK.
⁶ Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds, UK.

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Comment in

Barriers facing medical education are methodological, not financial.
Bell J. Bell J. BMJ. 2015 Aug 11;351:h4307. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h4307. BMJ. 2015. PMID: 26264851 No abstract available.
Funding for medical education research should not be based on anticipated improvements to patient care.
McKendree J. McKendree J. BMJ. 2015 Aug 11;351:h4319. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h4319. BMJ. 2015. PMID: 26265230 No abstract available.