Group of seven: eMERGing from the wilderness together.

摘要

Context and setting This grassroots initiative was developed by a group of faculty staff at a large research-intensive North American medical school. Although this institution had a well-established infrastructure for research in basic and clinical sciences, there was little institutional support for scholarly activities in medical education. Why the idea was necessary A number of junior to mid-career faculty members with scholarly interests in medical education felt that their enthusiasm and academic productivity were suffering from a lack of mentorship and sense of shared community. Many reported that difficulties in balancing academic and clinical roles were contributing to stalled research initiatives and incomplete advanced degrees in education.