David Irby and Richard Reznick are awarded prize in medical education research

09-Sep-2010 - Sweden

Professors David M. Irby and Richard K. Reznick are awarded the 2010 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical education. They have both paved the way to innovative application of quantitative and qualitative methods within medical education research.

Professor Irby, Vice Dean for Education at UCSF School of Medicine in San Francisco, California, United States, receives the prize for his finding that medical expertise is necessary, yet insufficient, in order to become a great teacher in medicine.

Professor Reznick, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, receives the prize for his work in surgical education, including the development of approaches to assessing surgical competence, as well as his role in the development of a surgical safety checklist. This is today used globally and has proved to considerably improve surgical success.

Professors Irby and Reznick will receive the award, and share a prize amount of €50,000, at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on 3 November.

Professor Irby’s research on clinical education demonstrates that clinical teachers’ medical expertise is necessary, yet insufficient, to foster learning. Efficient and inspiring teaching is also about knowing how to teach, understanding the learners and adapting instruction to meet the learner’s needs. Enthusiasm, clarity and professionalism are other important factors. His research has spurred faculty development programmes to support effective clinical teaching and learning, including practical teaching tips. Professor Irby’s investigations have sought to identify best teaching practices, explain how and why they work, and thereby improve the quality of medical education.

Professor Reznick is active in both colorectal surgery and research in medical education. His primary research into surgical education has focused on the assessment and technical skill acquisition and simulation, with the aim of improving practice. He participated in the development of a checklist that today is used globally to reduce surgical complications. This has proved to considerably improve surgical success. Professor Reznick’s work in surgical assessment and simulation has resulted in the development of a competency-based curriculum that has radically reformed the way in which surgeons are trained.

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