Teaching medical professionals online: a cross-discipline experience.
BACKGROUND
Teaching online and cross-discipline teaching are new experiences for many instructors.


OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to solicit the experiences of a group of College of Education faculty about teaching medical professionals in an online master's degree in education program.


METHODS
We used a focus group approach (eight instructors) to explore and gain a deeper understanding about teaching medical professionals by instructors who are in cross disciplines (e.g., nonmedical backgrounds).


RESULTS
The data were analyzed using a qualitative thematic analysis approach. Six themes emerged from the instructors' comments about online teaching to medical professionals compared with other students they have taught in a classroom setting.


CONCLUSIONS
This study has implications for online teachers and for those who are planning cross-discipline teaching programs.
Lewis
Kadriye O
KO
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. kadriye.lewis@cchmc.org
Baker
Raymond C
RC
D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000458:organization & administration; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007858:Learning; D009820:Ohio; D009862:Online Systems; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013663:Teaching; D014741:Video Recording