OMERAD Research

We utilize various qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to investigate teaching and learning topics in medical education. We disseminate our research scholarship through publications and presentations to influence medical education globally.

Recent Publications

2026

• Gaynier A, Billings HA, Connolly RH, Lowry J, Moquin R, Pylman S, Rhodes M, Salentiny A, Stalburg CM, Usher EL, Mahan JD. Exploring Faculty Self-Assessment on Clinician Educator Milestones: Insights From a Multi-Institutional Study. Academic Medicine. 2026: wvag032.https://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/acamed/wvag032/8460066.
• Pylman S. Creating an AI Community of Practice and Learning Together. #MedEdPearls Blog. Harvard Macy Institute. April 2026. https://learn.hms.harvard.edu/insights/all-insights/creating-ai-community-practice-and-learning-together. 

2025

• Bauler L, Restini C, Voorheis-Sargent A, Weyand K, Arnold T, Wright N, Faner M, Pylman S, Lackey-Cornelison W, Blebea J, Van de Ridder M. An Inter-institutional Peer-Mentoring Program for Professional Development of Medical Educators: Program Components, Evaluation and Evolution. Med Sci Edu. Accepted 17 Jan 2025. https://doi.org//10.1007/s40670-025-02297-9.
• Billings HA, Pylman S, Hurtubise L, Blebea J, Way DP, Moquin R, Gaynier A, Simpson D. Faculty Developers in Academic Medicine: Roles and Competencies in Times of Change. Academic Medicine. 2025. https://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine/article-abstract/101/5/479/8373393. 
• Chang, C., Laird-Fick, H., Mitchell, J., Parker, C., Solomon, D. (2025). Assessing the impact of clerkships on the growth of clinical knowledge. Annals of Medicine. 57(1), 2443812. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2024.2443812[Impact Factor 2023: 4.9]
• Pylman S, Moquin R, Greenberg A. Leveraging and assessing student thinking. International Medical Association of Science Educators (IAMSE) Manual Series: Springer. 2025. https://omerad.msu.edu/teaching/teaching-skills-strategies?view=article&id=247:iamse-manual-leveraging-and-assessing-student-thinking&catid=2:uncategorised https://omerad.msu.edu/teaching/teaching-skills-strategies?view=article&id=247:iamse-manual-leveraging-and-assessing-student-thinking&catid=2:uncategorised.

• Pylman S, Lowry JE, Thomas TV, Billings HA, Gaynier A, Hurtubise L, Rush E, Hall E. Artificial Intelligence Competencies for Medical Educators. AAMC Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection. AAMC. https://www.aamc.org/about-us/mission-areas/medical-education/advancing-ai-resource-collection/artificial-intelligence-competencies-medical-educators. October 2025. Accessed Nov 1, 2025.

• Pylman S. Action Research as a First Step into Medical Education Scholarship. #MedEdPearls Blog. Harvard Macy Institute. April 2025. https://harvardmacy.org/blog/april-2025-med-ed-pearls.
• Simpson D, Pylman S. How to Develop an Educator’s Portfolio. In: Roberts LW, ed. Roberts Academic Medicine Handbook: A Guide to Achievement and Fulfillment for Academic Faculty. 3rd ed. Springer; 2025.

2024

• Beatrice L., Chang, C.,Chun, J., Lee, G., Niemiec, R., & Umucu, E. (2024). Character strengths and employment in persons with disabilities: A national Survey Study. The Journal of Positive Psychology. [5-year Impact Factor 2023: 4.6] 
• Blalock AE, Tluczek M, Pylman S. Authors’ Response to “The Growing Divide Between Teaching Empathy and Being Empathetic.” Family Medicine. 2024. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2024.999682
• Blalock AE, Tluczek M, Pylman S. Using the Skill of Noticing to Support Empathy for Third-Year Medical Students in Family Medicine. Family Medicine. 2024;56(2):120-125. http://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2024.190695.  
• Ghiasi, M. †#, Chang, C., Shafrir, A. L., Vitonis, A. F., Sasamoto, N., Vazquez, A. I., DiVasta, A. D., Upson, K., Sieberg, C. B., Terry, K. L., Holzman, C. B., Missmer, S. A. (2024). Subgroups of pelvic pain are differentially associated with endometriosis and inflammatory comorbidities: a latent class analysis.  PAIN, accepted for publication December 2023. [Impact factor 2022: 7.4]
• Jaki, T., Chang, C., Kuhlemeier, A., & Van Horn, L. (2024). Predicting individual treatment effects: Challenges and opportunities for machine learning and artificial intelligence. KI - Künstliche Intelligenz. Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.[German Journal of Artificial Intelligence - Organ des Fachbereichs "Künstliche Intelligenz" der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.] [Impact factor 2022: 2.9]
• Moquin R, Gaynier A, Pylman S, Simpson D, Hurtubise L, Billings H, … Way D. Clarifying the definition of faculty development. Medical Teacher, 2024:1–2. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2421276.
• Pylman S. Transparent Thinking as Teaching. #MedEdPearls Blog. Harvard Macy Institute. April 2024. https://harvardmacy.org/blog/april-2024-med-ed-pearls.
• Terhune J, Pylman S, Clarey J. Rethinking Shared Decision-Making: Delivery of Care Options in a Telehealth World. Telemedicine & eHealth. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2024.0524.
• Umucu, E., Lee, B., Chang, C., Szymkowiak, D., & Tsai, J. (2024). Geographic and psychosocial correlates of homelessness or unstable housing among U.S. Veterans in the Midwest. American Journal of Community Psychology. [Impact factor 2020: 3.55].
• Zaluzec, E. K., Kenyon, E., Volk, M., Hayat, H., Powell, K., Loomis, A., Chakravarty, S., Hix, J. ML., Schipper, J., Chang, C., Kiupel, M., Wang, P., Shapiro, E., Sempere, L. F. (2024). Tantalum oxide nanoparticles as versatile and high-resolution X-ray contrast agent for intraductal image-guided ablative procedure in rodent models of breast cancer.npj Imaging, 2(3). [Impact factor 2022: 15.2] https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-024-00007-5
• Zetkulic M, Moriarty JP, Amin A, Angus S, Dalal B, Fazio S, Hemmer P, Laird-Fick HS, Muchmore E, Nixon LJ, Olson A, Choe JH. Exploring Competency-Based Medical Education Through the Lens of the UME-GME Transition: A Qualitative Study. Acad Med. 2024 Jan 1;99(1):83-90. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005449. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 37699535; PMCID: PMC11809725.

2023

• Chang, C.(2023). How can educators prepare for the age of infodemiology? Journal of Education Research, 346, 72-85.  https://doi.org/10.53106/168063602023020346005. [In Chinese]
• Glick, D., Bergin, J., & Chang, C. (Eds.). (2023). Supporting Self-regulated Learning and Student Success in Online Courses. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6500-4
• Greenberg, A. G., Olvet, D., Brenner, J., Chess, A., Schlegel, E., & Ginzburg, S. (2023). Strategies to Support Self-Regulated Learning in Integrated, Learner-Centered Curricula. Medical Teacher. 2023;45(12):1387-94.
• Keyes, C. W.†, van Holsbeck, B., Kerver, J. M., & Chang, C.*(2023). An Assessment of Knee Flexion in Lateral Knee X-rays. Medical Student Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.15404/msrj/02.2023.239
• Pylman S, Greenberg A. Did Peyton Miss a Step? Adding “Guided Performance” to Peyton’s Model. Academic Medicine. 2023 Jul 14:10-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000005326
• Pylman S, Mavis B. Evaluating the DR-ED Listserv as a Medical Education Networking and Support Tool. Evaluation & the Health Professions. 2023 May. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01632787231179420. 
• Pylman S. Purposeful Questioning. #MedEdPearls Blog. Harvard Macy Institute. April 2023. https://harvardmacy.org/blog/april-2023-med-ed-pearls.
• Sousa A, Mavis B, Laird-Fick H, DeMuth R, Gold J, Emery M, Ferenchick G, Paganini A, Colon-Berlingeri M, Arvidson C, Toriello H, Parker C, Malinowski R, Han C, Wagner D. Learning by doing and creation of the shared discovery curriculum. Med Educ Online. 2023 Dec;28(1):2181745. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2023.2181745. PMID: 36840962; PMCID: PMC9970209.
• Zhou, G., Fichorova, R. N., Holzman, C., Chen, B., Chang, C., Kasten, E., & Hoffmann, H. M. (2023). Placental circadian lincRNAs and spontaneous preterm birth. Frontiers in Genetics. [Impact factor 2022: 4.274].