The rebel, the professor, and the entrepreneur: Qualitative study to explore creator stories of FOAM.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The free open access medical education (#FOAMed, or FOAM) movement creates educational content intended to inform medical education and clinical practice and is distributed in an unrestricted fashion (e.g., open access website). The who, what, and in particular the how of FOAM has raised important questions about the sustainability of the movement.

Methods

We recruited a diverse research team that included educational researchers, FOAM contributors, a business academician, and medical trainees to design and conduct a qualitative study exploring the work of FOAM creators. We analyzed the transcripts of interviews with 11 participants from top FOAM websites in emergency medicine and critical care. The team met frequently to iteratively identify and discuss emergen

SUBMITTER: Zuckerman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336018 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature