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Lunch & a Lab Meeting with Dr. Sandra Monteiro
					
 Oct 4, 2022 
 12:00PM to 1:00PM

									

				

					
				

			


	

	

		

			

				

					

						

														

															

						

						

	

		


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	Date(s) - October 4, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm







Throughout the academic year, MERIT is offering an opportunity for you to network, discover and discuss topics in health professions education. Join our featured guest as they take us on an in-depth look into a topic in HPE and a presentation of their current work.


So, come bring your lunch, hop on Zoom and network with others for Lunch & a Lab Meeting!


This month, our guest is Dr. Sandra Monteiro


High stakes assessment, authenticity and the internet


Many high stakes assessments in the health professions incorporate highly secure, sequestered and proctored exam settings. These design choices have a long history, originating prior to the creation of the internet. We have yet to re-evaluate the assumptions that support those design choices. In this Lunch and Lab, Sandra will review these assumptions and introduce important considerations to challenge those assumptions. Please join us to discuss this issue and consider possible future directions for designing relevant, authentic, competency-based assessments that can ensure patient safety.


About Dr. Sandra Monteiro

Dr. Sandra Monteiro is a MERIT Scientist appointed to the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. Sandra has a second appointment to the Centre for Simulation Based Learning as the Director of Scholarship. She is the past Director of Research for the Touchstone Institute, an organization that offers expertise in evaluation and curriculum development. Sandra received her PhD in Psychology from McMaster University in 2013 and currently manages a successful international collaboration investigating theoretical models of cognitive processes behind clinical reasoning with application for education and assessment. Sandra is the principal investigator on a project sponsored by the Medical Council of Canada which focuses on developing a technology-enhanced therapeutic decision-making examination (TDM) by assessing the skills and competencies required of a family physician practicing independently and safely in Canada.