Education Scholarship Series
The Education Scholarship Series are lectures for anyone within the Feinberg community who strives to better their approaches to writing about healthcare-education-based research. Topics often highlight development of healthcare-education-based research questions, research writing methodologies and writing skills.
To view past recordings of these sessions, visit the FAME Video Archive.
Next Lecture - Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 12:00-1:00 PM.
The Evidence Behind the Assessment: Validity in Medical Education
Speaker:
Chris Mattson, MD, MHPE
Fellow, Critical Care
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this discussion, participants will be able to:
- Define validity and reliability as they relate to assessment in health professions education.
- Explain differences between Messick and Kane's frameworks for describing validity and validity evidence.
- Design a plan to collect validity evidence for a new or existing assessment.
Zoom (join via livestream)
To claim CME credit for this course, you must complete this survey within 48 hours of the event.
Save the Date: Upcoming Education Scholarship Sessions
August 20, 2025 | Elevator Pitch Perfect: How to Succinctly Communicate Your Story
Speakers: Megan Garcia-Curran, MD, PhD; Michael Spewak, MD
October 15, 2025 | TBD
Speaker: TBD
November 19, 2025 | TBD
CME/CEU Credit
To claim CME credit for this course, you must complete this survey within 48 hours of the event.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
Dr. Mattson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Course director Dr. Mary McBride has disclosed ongoing financial relationships with the following entity: American Heart Association (consulting fee). FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All the relevant financial relationships for this/these individual(s) have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.