Educational research: current trends, evidence base and unanswered questions

• 1 Prideaux Centre for Research in Health Professions Education, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
• 2 Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
• 3 Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA

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