Predictive validity evidence for medical education research study quality instrument scores: quality of submissions to JGIM's Medical Education Special Issue.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficiencies in medical education research quality are widely acknowledged. Content, internal structure, and criterion validity evidence support the use of the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) to measure education research quality, but predictive validity evidence has not been explored.

Objective

To describe the quality of manuscripts submitted to the 2008 Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) medical education issue and determine whether MERSQI scores predict editorial decisions.

Design and participants

Cross-sectional study of original, quantitative research studies submitted for publication.

Measurements

Study quality measured by MERSQI scores (possible range 5-18).

Results

Of 131 submitted manuscripts, 100

SUBMITTER: Reed DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2517948 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature