Teaching Visual Diagnosis in Medical Education: A Scoping Review

Andres Fernandez (lead reviewer), MD, MSEd. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University. Director, Neurology Clerkship, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. Associate Director, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Medical Education Scholarly Inquiry Track. Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. PhD Student, School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University. Dr. Fernandez’s main topics of interest are in electroencephalography (EEG) education, including the qualitative exploration of instructional practices used in training programs for EEG and epilepsy education.

Gregory Laynor, MLS, PhD. Senior Librarian, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Laynor has developed search strategies for systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis. He has taught workshops on systematic review fundamentals, and regularly provides research consultations to students and faculty who are working on evidence synthesis projects.

Jeffrey Ratliff, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University. Residency Program Director, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Ratliff is a neurologist with a subspecialty in movement disorders and his main interests are in research in graduate medical education in the field of neurology.

Alexis Peedin, MD, M.Ed. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University. Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency Program, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Peedin’s main topics of interest are pathology education in undergraduate and graduate medical education.

Urvashi Vaid, MD, MS. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University. Director, Phase 1, JeffMD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Vaid’s main topics of interest are research in health professions education and medical student, resident, and fellow education. She is also involved in research in healthcare utilization in intensive care and palliative care.

Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD, MPH. Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University. Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University. Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Papanagnou is a 2020 Macy Faculty Scholar through the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, New York, NY. His academic interests are around faculty development, uncertainty in clinical practice, and simulation in health professions education.

Maryam Asoodar, PhD. Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University. Dr. Asoodar is an assistant professor in the field of instructional design and e-learning and a staff member of the School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University. Her research centers on virtual and augmented reality for education, faculty development, problem-based learning, 21st-century skills, and instructional design and curriculum development for virtual, blended, and face-to-face learning environments. Her scientific and academic work is acknowledged worldwide. She has previous experience with guiding and supervising her PhD students in writing literature reviews.

Vivianne van Kranen-Mastenbroek, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University. Neurologist/Clinical Neurophysiologist, Academic Center for Epileptology Kempenhaeghe and Maastricht UMC+. Dr van Kranen-Mastenbroek’s main topics of interest are in the field of clinical neurophysiology. She has published in peer-reviewed journals on both clinical and basic science topics. She is involved in the education of medical students as a mentor and teacher, and in the clinical neurophysiology education of residents in neurology, especially in the area of EEG.

Marian Majoie, MD, PhD Professor, Kempenhaeghe Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht University and School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University. Dr. Majoie has an interest in research in medical education, focused on topics related to the field of neurology education. She serves as Promotor and main supervisor for multiple PhD candidates at the School of Health Professions Education at Maastricht University.

Dorene Balmer, PhD Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania. Director of Research on Pediatric Education, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Balmer’s main topics of interest are in the area of qualitative research. Dr. Balmer has extensive experience in qualitative approaches to inquiry, specifically thematic analysis, with almost 20 years of experience in qualitative research in Health Professions Education.

Satid Thammasitboon, MD, MHPE Associate Professor, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine. Director of Center for Research, Innovation, and Scholarship in Medical Education, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine. Co-Director, BEME International Collaborating Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Thammasitboon is a BEME Review Committee member and has provided oversight during the protocol development and will continue to facilitate the team decision-making throughout the iterative refinement of the screening, data charting form and process, as well as data analysis.

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