Addie McClintock receives Underrepresented in Medicine Research Award

Dr. Addie McClintock, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) was recognized with the Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Research Award, presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Research in Medical Education (RIME) Awards Program.  

She received the award along with Drs. Joshua Jauregui and Caitlin Schrepel (UW Dept. of Emergency Medicine) for their project: “You Get What You Reward: A Qualitative Study Exploring Medical Student Engagement in Two Different Sociocultural Assessments.”

Their findings show that assessments can impact engagement, and therefore, how and what you learn. Their multi-institutional, cross-sectional constructivist-grounded theory study of fourth-year undergraduate medical students also included UW School of Medicine students.

The study found that students’ beliefs about the purpose of assessments, the mental effort assessments require, and their relationships with faculty and peers all play a big role in how they engage with the assessment process.

Assessment systems that empower students to have some control over their own learning promote a growth mindset and cultivate student engagement by communicating that if you are learning, you belong.