German-Speaking Country Contributions to AMEE Conferences 2005-2013

Patricia Raes analyzed 9,446 AMEE conference abstracts from 2005-2013 to measure the participation of German-speaking countries (Austria, Germany, Switzerland). The dataset contains 549 contributions with at least one author from these countries, with content categorized by study design, methodology, research topic, and study population. The research was predominantly descriptive (62.7%) and quantitative (51.9%), focusing on topics like learning methods and student populations.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the number of contributions per conference year to track the participation of Austrian, German, and Swiss researchers over time.
• Compare the prevalence of descriptive study designs versus clarification studies across the categorized research topics.
• Investigate the relationship between the implemented quantitative methods and specific subjects like evaluation and assessment or curriculum development.
• Examine the distribution of the study population, such as the high proportion of students (52.5%), across different research topics and methodologies.

Strengths

• Contains a substantial sample of 9,446 analyzed conference abstracts from a 9-year period.
• Provides detailed categorization of 549 relevant contributions by study design, methodology, object of study, and research topic.
• Includes specific quantitative findings, such as 62.7% descriptive studies and 51.9% quantitative methods.

Limitations

• Limited temporal scope covering only 2005 to 2013, which may not reflect current trends in medical education research.
• Focus is exclusively on contributions to AMEE conferences, potentially missing other publication venues and forms of research dissemination.
• The analysis is restricted to three German-speaking countries, limiting generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

AMEE conference proceedings for poster presentations, short communications, research papers, and plenary presentations.

Collection Method

Manual examination and content analysis of conference abstracts for evidence of Austrian, German, and Swiss authorship.

Time Range

2005 to 2013

Freshness

Data covers 2005-2013 and was last updated in the repository in 2019, representing a historical snapshot.

Geography

Contributions from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (German-speaking countries).