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Research

SIDC Subsection · Research

Research

Conducting evidence, advancing educational research and innovation, and translating scholarly findings into meaningful improvements in health professions education and professional practice.

About

Research and scholarship are integral to SIDC's commitment to advancing health professions education, professional practice, and educational innovation.

SIDC promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary inquiry across areas such as simulation-based education, interprofessional learning, continuing professional development, immersive and technology-enhanced learning, artificial intelligence, assessment, faculty development, and educational quality.

Through research, evaluation, and scholarly collaboration, SIDC seeks to generate evidence, evaluate educational approaches, translate findings into practice, and continuously improve learning experiences and outcomes.

Students, faculty, healthcare professionals, and partners are encouraged to engage in research, innovation, scholarly dissemination, and knowledge exchange, contributing to the advancement of health professions education locally, regionally, and internationally.

Strategic Objectives

  1. Advance Health Professions Education Research

    Promote high-quality educational research and scholarship that strengthens teaching, learning, assessment, and professional practice across the health professions.

  2. Strengthen Evidence-Informed Educational Practice

    Generate, evaluate, and translate research evidence into educational practice to enhance learning experiences, educational quality, and learner outcomes.

  3. Promote Research & Educational Innovation

    Support research in simulation, interprofessional education, CPD/CME, digital and immersive learning, artificial intelligence, assessment, and emerging educational approaches.

  4. Build Research & Scholarly Capability

    Strengthen the research capabilities of faculty, students, and healthcare professionals through mentorship, collaboration, research training, and scholarly engagement.

  5. Strengthen Collaboration & Knowledge Exchange

    Develop interdisciplinary, institutional, healthcare, and external research collaborations that promote knowledge exchange, joint scholarship, and wider dissemination.

  6. Evaluate Impact & Advance Continuous Improvement

    Use research findings, educational data, stakeholder feedback, and outcome evaluation to demonstrate impact, inform decision-making, and drive continuous improvement.

Strategic Focus Areas

01Education Research
02Evidence-Informed Practice
03Research & Innovation
04Research Capability
05Collaboration & Knowledge Exchange
06Impact & Continuous Improvement

Activities

The list of Research activities will be updated soon.

Research at a Glance

1,000+
Healthcare Professionals Engaged
20+
Accredited Activities
300+
Educational Hours
50+
Expert Speakers
10+
Partner Organizations
90%
Participant Satisfaction

Resources

Resources for Research will be updated soon.

Media

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