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Karen Ellinwood

Academic Research & Select Publications
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Academic Research

Dr. Ellinwood has designed and conducted education studies addressing:
  • clinical and interprofessional education
  • metacognitive and reflective engagement in teaching and learning
  • clinical problem-solving
  • the development of clinical reasoning and professional identity
  • formative feedback
  • development of communication skills for teaching in clinical settings, e.g., learning how to convey “bad news” to patients and families
  • use of education technology to promote active and reflective engagement in learning.
Dr. Ellinwood's dissertation focused on the use of a web-based education tool to facilitate reflection and metacognitive engagement in self-regulated learning.

Select Academic Publications

  • Min Simpkins AA, Koch BD, Spear-Ellinwood KC, St. John P. A developmental assessment of clinical reasoning in preclinical medical education. Medical Education Online. 2019;24(1):10.
  • Waterbrook A, Spear Ellinwood K, Pritchard TG, Bertels K, Johnson AC, Min A & Stoneking LR. Shadowing Emergency Medicine Residents by Medical Education Specialists to Provide Feedback on Non-Medical Knowledge Based ACGME Sub-Competencies. Advances in Medical Education and Practice 2018:9 307–315.
  • Spear-Ellinwood K. Teaching and Mentoring Trainees and Junior Faculty: Feedback Strategies to Promote Reflective Practice. Continuing Medical Education, The University of Arizona (3 CME Credits) [enduring materials to be offered online at the Virtual Lecture Hall; 2016.  
  • Min AA, Spear-Ellinwood KC, Berman Melissa, Nisson P & Rhodes SM. Social Worker Assessment of Emergency Medicine Residents’ Skill at Bad News Delivery: A Novel Direct-Observation Milestone Assessment. Internal and Emergency Medicine. Springer; pp. 1-10; 2016.
  • Reed H MD; Spear Ellinwood, KC PhD, JD; de Leon, S BS. The Effect of a Front-Loaded Curriculum on Student Preparedness for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. Obstetrics & Gynecology: October 2015.
  • Min A, Grall K, Stoneking L & Spear Ellinwood K. Implementation of the Introductory Clinician Development Series: an optional boot camp for Emergency Medicine interns. Advances in Medical Education and Practice; 2014:5, pp. 275—279.
  • Stoneking LR, Grall KH, Min A, Dreifuss B, and Spear Ellinwood KC. Role of an Audience Response System in Didactic Attendance and Assessment. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: June 2014, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 335-337; 2014.
  • Martinez GF, Lisse J, Spear-Ellinwood K, Fain M, Vemulapalli T, Szerlip H, Knox KS. Finding a mentor: the complete examination of an online academic matchmaking tool for physician-faculty. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2014;9(6):320-32. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc138-14
  • Andrade R, Stevens S, Moll LC, & Spear-Ellinwood KC. Establishing ties: HIV prevention through Facilitation: The case of Mujer Sana – Healthy Woman. In C Grant & L Summerfield (Eds.), Humanizing pedagogy through HIV/AIDs Prevention: Transforming Teacher Knowledge. Washington, DC: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; 2005.

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