JMIR Medical Education

Technology, innovation, and openness in medical education in the information age.

Editor-in-Chief:

Blake J. Lesselroth, MD MBI FACP FAMIA, University of Oklahoma | OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center; University of Victoria, British Columbia


Impact Factor 12.6 CiteScore 11

JMIR Medical Education (JME, ISSN 2369-3762) is an open access, PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed journal focusing on technology, innovation, and openness in medical education.This includes e-learning and virtual training, which has gained critical relevance in the (post-)COVID world. Another focus is on how to train health professionals to use digital tools. We publish original research, reviews, viewpoint, and policy papers on innovation and technology in medical education. As an open access journal, we have a special interest in open and free tools and digital learning objects for medical education and urge authors to make their tools and learning objects freely available (we may also publish them as a Multimedia Appendix). We also invite submissions of non-conventional articles (e.g., open medical education material and software resources that are not yet evaluated but free for others to use/implement). 

In our "Students' Corner," we invite students and trainees from various health professions to submit short essays and viewpoints on all aspects of medical education, particularly suggestions on improving medical education and suggestions for new technologies, applications, and approaches. 

The journal is indexed in MEDLINEPubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ, and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate)

JMIR Medical Education received a Journal Impact Factor of 12.5 according to the latest release of the Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate, 2025.

JMIR Medical Education received a Scopus CiteScore of 11.0 (2024), placing it in the 97th percentile (#46 of 1620) as a Q1 journal in the field of Medical Education.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education

Video-sharing sites such as YouTube and TikTok have become indispensable resources for learners and educators. The recent growth in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools, however, has resulted in low-quality, AI-generated material (commonly called “slop”) cluttering these platforms and competing with authoritative educational materials. The extent to which slop has polluted science education video content is unknown, as are the specific hazards to learning from purportedly educational videos made by artificial intelligence (AI) without the use of human discretion.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education

Digital tools are increasingly used to support clinical decision-making in dental education. However, the accuracy and efficiency of different support tools, including generative artificial intelligence, in the context of dental trauma management remain underexplored.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into medical education. As AI technologies continue to evolve, they are expected to enable more sophisticated student tutoring, performance evaluation, and reforms of curricula. However, medical education entities have been ill-prepared to embrace this technological revolution, and there is anxiety concerning its potential harm to the community.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education

Mock examinations are widely used in health professional education to assess learning and prepare candidates for national licensure. However, instructor-written multiple-choice items can vary in difficulty, coverage, and clarity. Recently, large language models (LLMs) have achieved high accuracy in medical examinations, highlighting their potential for assisting item-bank development; however, their educational quality remains insufficiently characterized.

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Research Letter

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (gAI) has created both opportunities and challenges for higher education. Although the potential benefits of learning support are widely recognized, little is known about how incoming medical students in Japan perceive and intend to use this technology.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Doctors

Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is an innovative model to increase capacity to treat patients in their community. Despite a growing body of evidence supporting its effectiveness, little is known about implementation processes of multiple ECHO programs within an institution from the perspective of executives and institutional leaders.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Allied Health Professionals

Information security is a critical challenge in the digital age, especially for hospitals, which are prime targets for cyberattacks due to the monetary worth of sensitive medical data. Given the distinctive security risks faced by health care professionals, tailored Security Education, Training, and Awareness (SETA) programs are needed to increase both their ability and willingness to integrate security practices into their workflows.

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Reviews in Medical Education

Free Open Access Medical Education has the potential to democratize access to medical knowledge globally; however, this potential remains largely unrealized, particularly in resource-limited settings. Content is increasingly concentrated on a small number of platforms, each hosting large volumes of material compiled from diverse sources.

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Undergraduate Education for Allied Health Professionals

Global health-care education that cultivates international orientation is important for providing medical care in consideration of diverse backgrounds and collaboration with foreign medical professionals. Virtual international exchange programs could be a new type of global education in the present post-pandemic era.

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Student/Learners Perceptions and Experiences with Educational Technology

Since January 2022, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has implemented the four-day week model for the first time in the public and private sectors, including universities. While this framework may enhance productivity and work-life balance for many professionals, the current study specifically explores the perceptions of students in medicine, dentistry, and health sciences programs regarding the impact of transitioning from a five-day to a four-day week on their academic performance.

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New Resources for Medical Education

The venipuncture is one of the most frequently performed procedures in healthcare. Arm phantoms are available for training, because the procedure itself can be challenging. These phantom arms do not represent a realistic setting and do not offer opportunities to train challenging scenarios.

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