The voices of medical education scholarship: Describing the published landscape.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The voices of authors who publish medical education literature have a powerful impact on the field's discourses. Researchers have identified a lack of author diversity, which suggests potential epistemic injustice. This study investigates author characteristics to provide an evidence-based starting point for communal discussion with the intent to move medical education towards a future that holds space for, and values, diverse ways of knowing.

Method

The authors conducted a bibliometric analysis of all articles published in 24 medical education journals published between 2000 and 2020 to identify author characteristics, with an emphasis on author gender and geographic location and their intersection. Article metadata was downloaded from Web of Science. Genderize

SUBMITTER: Maggio LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098831 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature