title: To the point: a primer on medical education research.
abstract: This article, from the To the Point series prepared by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Undergraduate Medical Education Committee, provides educators with an introduction to medical educational research by describing the framework of educational scholarship, discussing the similarities and differences between clinical and educational research, reviewing the key steps in educational research, and providing examples of well-designed studies in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
authors.affiliation: Undergraduate Medical Education Committee, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Crofton, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Francis S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nuthalapaty
authors.forename: Petra M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.forename: Amie J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cullimore
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dugoff
authors.forename: Jodi F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Alice W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dalrymple
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hueppchen
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaczmarczyk
authors.forename: Nadine T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D004501:Education, Medical; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D012107:Research Design; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*