Twelve tips for integrating podcasts into medical education curricula

Abstract

Engagement with medical education podcasts among health professions learners has been increasing steadily over the last several years. Prior ‘12 Tips’ publications have focused on helping medical educators create and publish their own podcasts. However, there is a gap in available resources to help educators incorporate an already existing and growing library of medical education podcasts into their curriculum rather than create their own. In this paper, the authors provide medical educators ‘12 Tips’ on how to integrate podcasts into their teaching sessions grounded in fundamental principles of curriculum development, cognitive science, and accessibility.

Keywords:

• Podcasts
• curriculum development
• digital medical education

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Notes on contributors

Charlotte Chaiklin

Charlotte Chaiklin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Florida, @cchaiklin

Joshua Onyango

Joshua Onyango, MD EdM, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Molly Heublein

Molly Heublein, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Department of General Internal Medicine.

Katherine Gielissen

Katherine Gielissen, MD, MHS-MedEd, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, @katie_g_md

Irina (Era) Kryzhanovskaya

Irina (Era) Kryzhanovskaya, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Department of General Internal Medicine.