Prioritize operational-setting protocols, longitudinal expertise tracking, team dynamics, and real-time monitoring as next steps for educational neuroimaging¶

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Description¶

The review identifies areas ripe for further research: establishing viable study designs and methods for operational settings, since studies embedded in realistic clinical tasks are scarce; examining team dynamics, as one included study showed it was feasible to use wireless functional neuroimaging to measure workload and team engagement in simulated clinical settings; conducting longitudinal studies tracking brain activation changes to individualize and optimize training; and developing sophisticated and affordable wearable devices for live patient care environments.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Robust methodology for sample size considerations with respect to the research question, which the review says is needed as the field matures

Constraints¶

• The review notes logistical impediments remain an important barrier to combining measurement modalities, and that team dynamics in fluid clinical settings are quite complex

Target Learners¶

• medical trainees and health professionals in simulation-based and clinical settings

Target Learning Goals¶

• expertise development
• teamwork and crisis event management
• neurocognitive engagement monitoring

Related Strategies¶

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Toy, S., Huh, D. D., Materi, J., Nanavati, J., & Schwengel, D. A. (2022). Use of neuroimaging to measure neurocognitive engagement in health professions education: a scoping review. Medical Education Online, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2021.2016357