MERIT thinkTank is an education research consultation service. Education scholars working on a project or research design can request a consult. All MERIT Scientists attend, bringing diverse perspectives that include: cognitive psychology, social sciences, kinesiology, qualitative and quantitative methodologies and more.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
12:00-1:30pm
David Braley Health Sciences Centre (DBHSC) - Room 1005A
Directions to DBHSC 1005A: 1st floor, next to the Pharmacy
NOTE: this event is being held in person only
Pizza & refreshments will be served!
Reimagining Patient Representation in Curriculum - A Clinical Reasoning-Bias Reduction Approach
Dr. Jeffrey Cheung, Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine
A narrative review of bias in health professions education is being conducted with an aim to inform educational approaches used to address clinician bias towards patient groups with theories of expertise and bias from the clinical reasoning and cognitive psychology literature. Dr. Cheung is building an alternative conceptualization of patient representation in medical training, and for considering the implications for who is represented, what patients are represented with, and how group biases may arise from our approach to patient representation.