Full Description
Popular portrayals of medical schools and teaching hospitals focus on professors, researchers, and clinicians, neglecting the essential work carried out by a myriad of administrators, staff, and others who contribute to the everyday life of a medical school. Without their work, medical education's institutions could not function.
This volume examines the invisible labour that makes medical education possible. Drawing on international scholars, clinicians, practitioners, and those who do the often-unacknowledged work, A Chorus of Unheard Voices explores the contributions made by those who are not celebrated for supporting medical education. Organized into three sections - Education Delivery, Evidence Assembly, and Institutional Concerns - this book combines historical context, critical analysis, and examples from practice to highlight the variety of contributions that enable medical training.
By centring these contributors, this book challenges assumptions about the work that matters in academic medicine. It provides a new perspective on expertise, professionalism, and the organization of medical education, showing how training is sustained and strengthened by the collective efforts of people in roles like anatomy technician, librarian, and accreditor. Essential reading for educators, scholars, and health professionals alike, this volume reframes medical education as a collaborative enterprise and invites us to celebrate all those who bring it to life.
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes
1. The Song Begins: A Thunderous Chorus of Unheard Voices
Anna MacLeod, Lara Varpio
Part One: Education Delivery
2. Framing Chapter: Education Delivery
Us and Them
Rachel H. Ellaway
3. Voices from the Underground: Cadaver Work and Medical Education
Victoria Luong, George Kovacs, Robert Sandeski, and Anna MacLeod
4. The Invisible Work of Simulated Patients and Medical Actors
Ricki Lynée, Ralph Alberto-Marmol, Beth Barron, and Jonathan Amiel
5. The Invisible Work of Test Administration
Anna Ryan, Kimberley Hokin, and Terry Judd
6. Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Work of Medical School Admissions
Sarah Burm, Andrea Rideout, and Carolyn Doyle
7. The Community as a Classroom: The Invisible Work of Community Engaged Medical Education
Miriam Hoffman, Carmela Rocchetti, Michal Divney, and Kimberly Birdsall
8. The Unseen Role of Licensed Practice Nurses in Medical Students' Workplace Learning
Francisco Olmos-Vega, Jazmin Zuleta-Garcia, and Renate Kahlke
Part Two: Evidence Assembly
9. Framing Chapter: Evidence Assembly
On Those Who Make Evidence Assembly Happen
Kevin W. Eva
10. The Many Faces of Program Evaluation
Kiranjit K. Brar, Adam Hain, Neil Gesundheit, and Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer
11. Research Assistants, Graduate Teaching Assistants, and Graduate Students: A Hidden Force of Research Power within Medical Education
Gabrielle M. Finn, Megan E.L. Brown, and Cristina Costache
12. The Invisible Work of Librarians in Health Professions Education
Louise Allen, Pallavi Prathivadi, and Lindsey Sikora
13. Your Favourite Conference Feels Like Home Because Someone Is Doing the Housekeeping: How Conference Conveners Support Evidence-Informed Medical Education
Lara Varpio, Kate McOwen, and Reena Karani
14. Ghostwriting Grants: A Critical Conversation about the Invisible Contributors to Health Professions Education Research Grants
Jacqueline Torti, Mariam Hayward, and Farah Friesen, Lorelei Lingard
Part Three: Institutional Concerns
15. Framing Chapter: Institutional Concerns
The Invisible People and Processes That Bring Life to Our Education Institutions
Jonathan Sherbino
16. On the Backs of Students: Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Medical Education
Tasha R. Wyatt, Bassel Shanab, and Gareth Gingell
17. The Invisible Work of Technology Professionals
Anita Samuel, Jason Weiner, Michael Battistone, Andrea Barker, and Erin Barry
18. Program Administration Coordinators in Postgraduate Medical Education
Renée Stalmeijer, Marlies Hanssen Bude, and Jamiu O. Busari
19. The Humans of Accreditation
Jason Frank, Sandy Tse, Jaymie Walker, and Lisa Thurgur
20. A Worker Betwixt and Between, Often Unseen: The Role of the Faculty Developer in Health Professions Education
Rhoda Meyer, Liezl Smit, and Susan van Schalkwyk
21. Traversing the Desert in Search of Water: The Work of Wellness Champions in Medical Education
William E. Bynum, Andrada D. Neacsiu, and Joseph A. Jackson
22. In Conclusion: Let the Song Continue
Lara Varpio, Anne Mahalik, and Anna MacLeod
Notes on Contributors
Index
