Best Practices for Survey Use in Medical Education: How to Design, Refine, and Administer High-Quality Surveys
- 1 September 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 114 (9), 567-571
- https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000001292
Abstract
Surveys are a frequently used method to collect data in medical education research. As such, it behooves medical educators involved in scholarly work to understand the best practices in the selection, development, implementation, and reporting of surveys used when conducting research and curriculum development projects. This review article prepares the reader to name the steps of designing and...Keywords
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