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Global status of chiropractic education research: a scoping review protocol

Johnson CD, Green BN, Arar I, Holzinger W, Kolberg C, Naidoo S, et al.

JBI Evid Synth, 2024 Jul 01;22(7):1401-1407.
PMID: 38482894 DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00226

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to map the volume and nature (topics, study designs, regions) of chiropractic education research relating to chiropractic learners and programs worldwide.
INTRODUCTION: Education of the health workforce is critical to reach population health goals. Chiropractic educational programs are expanding globally; however, the state of chiropractic education research is not known. A better understanding of the volume and nature of chiropractic education research will inform education research priorities and development of chiropractic programs, and assist with preparing a stronger chiropractic workforce to address world health goals.
INCLUSION CRITERIA: This scoping review will consider articles that study students, faculty, administration, staff, graduates, and programs in any chiropractic education setting, including graduate, clinical, postgraduate, and specialty training, in any country. Articles on non-educational topics or clinical research will be excluded.
METHODS: This review will follow the JBI scoping review methodology and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The databases to be searched include PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Index to Chiropractic Literature, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, and Educational Resources Information Center, from their inception. All languages will be considered. Two reviewers will independently screen records using predefined eligibility criteria and extract data using tables. Data extracted from eligible articles will include study design, participants, region, and topics. The results will be presented in a narrative summary, with data presented in tabular and diagrammatic formats.
REVIEW REGISTRATION: Open Science Framework https://osf.io/9b3ap.

Matched MeSH terms: Research/education
Making it real: a hands-on approach to teaching research

Birks M

Int Nurs Rev, 2011 Jun;58(2):270-2.
PMID: 21554303 DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00894.x

The purpose of this paper was to report on the delivery of a series of seminars in Sarawak, East Malaysia using a unique hands-on approach to the teaching of skills in research and evidence-based health care. These seminars proved to be a meaningful and memorable experience for both the facilitators and participants.

Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/education*
Research training as pillars towards undergraduate medical education advancement in Malaysia

Rampal L

Med J Malaysia, 2002 Dec;57 Suppl E:102-4.
PMID: 12733203
Matched MeSH terms: Research/education*
Fulltext Neurological research & training after the easing of lockdown in countries impacted by COVID-19

Tan EK, Albanese A, Chaudhuri KR, Opal P, Wu YC, Chan CH, et al.

J Neurol Sci, 2020 11 15;418:117105.
PMID: 32980781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117105
Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/education*
Fulltext Improving capacity for evidence-based practice in South East Asia: evaluating the role of research fellowships in the SEA-ORCHID Project

Short J, McDonald S, Turner T, Martis R, SEA-ORCHID Study Group

BMC Med Educ, 2010;10:37.
PMID: 20492706 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-10-37

Fellowships are a component of many professional education programs. They provide opportunities to develop skills and competencies in an environment where time is protected and resources and technical support are more readily available. The SEA-ORCHID fellowships program aimed to increase capacity for evidence-based practice and research synthesis, and to encourage fellows to become leaders in these areas.

Matched MeSH terms: Research/education*
Young scientists in Malaysia have made integrity training fun and relevant

Chau DM

Nature, 2020 11;587(7832):9.
PMID: 33144704 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-03082-x
Matched MeSH terms: Ethics, Research/education*
Emphasizing the experiences of researchers after RCR instructions: Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) in Malaysia

Olesen AP, Amin L, Mahadi Z, Ibrahim M

Account Res, 2019 04;26(3):157-175.
PMID: 30982340 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2019.1607312

The purpose of this study is to highlight the experiences of individuals who participate in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training program held at various universities in Malaysia. In response to a mailing request sent to 40 individuals who had undertaken a RCR training program, 15 participants agreed to be interviewed. The results of the study showed that the three main reasons for participating in the training were as follows: anticipation for knowledge gained; personal experience with research misconduct; and establishing a new network of researchers. In terms of the positive effects gained from undertaking the training, the participants highlighted an increased awareness of the issues and problems related to research misconduct; the need to promote integrity in research conduct; a change in the way they conduct their research; and a change in the way they confront and address misconduct. The findings of this study should be valuable for policy makers and those involved in the management of research programs and ethics, as it demonstrated the importance of RCR training in equipping researchers with the necessary knowledge to conduct research responsibly, and to avoid research misconduct.

Matched MeSH terms: Ethics, Research/education*
Contribution of pharmacy education to pharmaceutical research and development: critical insights from educators

Nouri AI, Hassali MA, Hashmi FK

Perspect Public Health, 2020 Jan;140(1):62-66.
PMID: 31165671 DOI: 10.1177/1757913919832927

AIMS: This article examines the outputs of pharmaceutical education with the development of the pharmacy profession and how that affects pharmaceutical innovation. It also discusses different models of collaboration between the academic and pharmaceutical industry in order to achieve a healthy collaboration between the stakeholders.
METHODS: The perspective, experiences and insights of educators from various backgrounds, origin and educational levels were sought regarding the role of pharmacy education in providing pharmaceutical research and development workforce.
RESULTS: Many countries around the world are currently undertaking major reforms in pharmacy education due to the changing landscape of health and healthcare delivery. These reforms must be accompanied by robust systems to assure that the quality of educational structures, processes and outcomes will produce competent pharmacy graduates in the future. It is also considered imperative that pharmacy academic institutions should establish collaboration with the drug development units, the pharmaceutical industry and government agencies for sustainability and positive research outcomes.
CONCLUSION: Shortcomings in pharmacy curricula need to be addressed and the authors have proposed the 'TARGET' approach for the development of integrated pharmacy curriculum to substantially contribute to pharmaceutical research and development.

Matched MeSH terms: Pharmaceutical Research/education*
Fulltext Model building to facilitate understanding of holliday junction and heteroduplex formation, and holliday junction resolution

Selvarajah G, Selvarajah S

Biochem Mol Biol Educ, 2016 07 08;44(4):381-90.
PMID: 26899144 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20964

Students frequently expressed difficulty in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in chromosomal recombination. Therefore, we explored alternative methods for presenting the two concepts of the double-strand break model: Holliday junction and heteroduplex formation, and Holliday junction resolution. In addition to a lecture and computer-animated video, we included a model building activity using pipe cleaners. Biotechnology undergraduates (n = 108) used the model to simulate Holliday junction and heteroduplex formation, and Holliday junction resolution. Based on student perception, an average of 12.85 and 78.35% students claimed that they completely and partially understood the two concepts, respectively. A test conducted to ascertain their understanding about the two concepts showed that 66.1% of the students provided the correct response to the three multiple choice questions. A majority of the 108 students attributed the inclusion of model building to their better understanding of Holliday junction and heteroduplex formation, and Holliday junction resolution. This underlines the importance of incorporating model building, particularly in concepts that require spatial visualization. © 2016 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 44(4):381-390, 2016.

Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/education*
Research Ethics: Researchers Consider How Best to Prevent Misconduct in Research in Malaysian Higher Learning Institutions Through Ethics Education

Olesen AP, Amin L, Mahadi Z

Sci Eng Ethics, 2019 08;25(4):1111-1124.
PMID: 29717467 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-018-0054-0

The purpose of this study is to encourage and highlight discussion on how to improve the teaching of research ethics in institutions of higher education in Malaysia. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 21 academics in a research-intensive university in Malaysia, interviewees agreed on the importance of emphasizing the subject of research ethics among students, as well as academics or researchers. This study reveals that participants felt that there is an urgent need to improve the current awareness and knowledge of issues related to misconduct in research among students and academics. The results of this study indicate a need for better teaching on the subject of research ethics in order to prevent misconduct in research. Finally, it concludes with suggestions that there should be a clear definition of research misconduct, to include consequences when engaging in misconduct; a separate research ethics syllabus for pure and social sciences should be conducted; research ethics should be implemented as a core subject, and there should be an early intervention and continuous learning of research ethics, with an emphasis on ethics training.

Matched MeSH terms: Ethics, Research/education*
Teaching engineering ethics using BLOCKS game

Lau SW, Tan TP, Goh SM

Sci Eng Ethics, 2013 Sep;19(3):1357-73.
PMID: 23065541 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-012-9406-3

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of a newly developed design game called BLOCKS to stimulate awareness of ethical responsibilities amongst engineering students. The design game was played by seventeen teams of chemical engineering students, with each team having to arrange pieces of colored paper to produce two letters each. Before the end of the game, additional constraints were introduced to the teams such that they faced similar ambiguity in the technical facts that the engineers involved in the Challenger disaster had faced prior to the space shuttle launch. At this stage, the teams had to decide whether to continue with their original design or to develop alternative solutions. After the teams had made their decisions, a video of the Challenger explosion was shown followed by a post-game discussion. The students' opinion on five Statements on ethics was tracked via a Five-Item Likert survey which was administered three times, before and after the ethical scenario was introduced, and after the video and post-game discussion. The results from this study indicated that the combination of the game and the real-life incident from the video had generally strengthened the students' opinions of the Statements.

Matched MeSH terms: Ethics, Research/education
Socio-ethical education in nanotechnology engineering programmes: a case study in Malaysia

Balakrishnan B, Er PH, Visvanathan P

Sci Eng Ethics, 2013 Sep;19(3):1341-55.
PMID: 23149672 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-012-9418-z

The unique properties of nanotechnology have made nanotechnology education and its related subjects increasingly important not only for students but for mankind at large. This particular technology brings educators to work together to prepare and produce competent engineers and scientists for this field. One of the key challenges in nanotechnology engineering is to produce graduate students who are not only competent in technical knowledge but possess the necessary attitude and awareness toward the social and ethical issues related to nanotechnology. In this paper, a research model has been developed to assess Malaysian nanotechnology engineering students' attitudes and whether their perspectives have attained the necessary objectives of ethical education throughout their programme of study. The findings from this investigation show that socio ethical education has a strong influence on the students' knowledge, skills and attitudes pertaining to socio ethical issues related to nanotechnology.

Matched MeSH terms: Ethics, Research/education
Fulltext The impact of a faculty development programme for health professions educators in sub-Saharan Africa: an archival study

Frantz JM, Bezuidenhout J, Burch VC, Mthembu S, Rowe M, Tan C, et al.

BMC Med Educ, 2015;15:28.
PMID: 25879491 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0320-7

In 2008 the sub-Saharan FAIMER Regional Institute launched a faculty development programme aimed at enhancing the academic and research capacity of health professions educators working in sub-Saharan Africa. This two-year programme, a combination of residential and distance learning activities, focuses on developing the leadership, project management and programme evaluation skills of participants as well as teaching the key principles of health professions education-curriculum design, teaching and learning and assessment. Participants also gain first-hand research experience by designing and conducting an education innovation project in their home institutions. This study was conducted to determine the perceptions of participants regarding the personal and professional impact of the SAFRI programme.

Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/education*