Purpose: To assess and summarize the impact of a formal, education research working group of obstetrics and gynecology faculty at a single academic institution.
Background: In September 2017, the core educational faculty in the department of obstetrics and gynecology began regularly meeting to discuss educational research and to promote scholarly activities. We called our group the Consortium on Obstetrics and Gynecology Education Research and Scholarship (COERS).
Methods: We collected scholarly output from the core educational faculty in the obstetrics and gynecology department for five years before and after the initiation of COERS. We evaluated abstracts and breakout sessions submitted by faculty to national education meetings. We recorded the faculty who applied to the APGO Scholars and Leaders and Surgical Education Scholars Programs. We reviewed the number of education grants faculty submitted and received.
Results: Pre-COERS, our faculty presented five abstracts and one breakout session at national education meetings. Post-COERS, faculty presented 8 abstracts, one film and submitted 14 breakout sessions (10 accepted). Three faculty participated in the APGO Scholars and Leaders or Surgical Educator Scholars programs pre-COERS. Seven faculty applied and five were accepted into these programs post-COERS. The faculty submitted and received three educational research grants pre-COERS. Post-COERS, the faculty submitted five educational research grants, four of which were awarded. All the scholarly metrics recorded pre-COERS came from four faculty, whereas post-COERS, 11 faculty contributed to scholarly output.
Discussions: We found regularly scheduled meetings for core educational faculty enhanced scholarly productivity and faculty engagement in the obstetrics and gynecology department.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2022, Student, Faculty, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, UME, Team-Based Learning, General Ob-Gyn,
Valerie French, MD, MAS, University of Kansas; Kelli Krase, MD; Erin Hecker, MD; Talah Bakdash, student; Rachel DiTeresi, MD; Carrie Wieneke, MD
