CanadiEM: Accessing a Virtual Community of Practice to Create a Canadian National Medical Education Institution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rise of free open-access medical education (FOAM) has led to a wide range of online resources in emergency medicine. Canadian physicians have been active contributors to FOAM.

Objectives

We aimed to create a virtual community of practice that would serve as a national platform for collaboration, learning, and knowledge dissemination.

Methods

CanadiEM was formed in 2016 from the merger of two Canadian websites and a podcast. Using a community-of-practice model, we introduced two training programs to support junior community members in becoming core editorial team members and employed asynchronous Web technologies to facilitate collaboration. We also introduced a coached peer review process and formed strategic alliances that aim to ensure a high quality

SUBMITTER: Ting DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6339555 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature