The mission of CERA is: |
To guide the specialty by providing leadership and vision in the arena of medical education research |
To set a standard within family medicine for medical education research that is rigorous and generalizable |
To facilitate collaboration between medical education researchers |
To provide mentoring and education to junior researchers |
The goals of CERA are: |
Increase research and scholarly activity among members of CAFM organizations by providing infrastructure and consultation |
Improve the process for surveying constituents with better questions and fewer surveys |
Facilitate scholarship by creating a clearinghouse of data that CAFM members and family medicine residents can access |
CAFM = Council of Academic Family Medicine; CERA = Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance