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GMS Journal for Medical Education (GMS J Med Educ) – formerly GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung – publishes scientific articles on all aspects of undergraduate and graduate education in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and other health professions. Research and review articles, project reports, short communications as well as discussion papers and comments may be submitted. Manuscripts may be submitted in English or German. Each Articles will be translated into the other language respectively. GMS Journal for Medical Education is published regularly as an unrestricted open access journal with at least four issues per year. In addition, special issues on current topics in medical education research are also published.
The journal is the organ of the DACH Association for Medical Education (GMA) (https://www.gma-dach.org). Until 2015 the journal was published under its German name GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung.
Published articles are available worldwide to anyone who is interested: Without any delay, permanently, searchable and without costs. We cordially invite you to use our journal as a reader or as an author for the benefit of medical education.
Please note that some time ago a fake journal copied the GMS Journal for Medical Education. If you would like to submit an article, please only do so via https://www.rheinware.org/mops/.
GMS Journal for Medical Education
Volume 43 (2026)
Issue 2
- editorialeditorial
Motivation: Not as easy as it seems
Wijnen-Meijer MGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc28 (2026-02-17) - thanksacknowledgement
Acknowledgement to the reviewers of GMS Journal for Medical Education
Fischer MR, Fabry GGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc27 (2026-02-17) - position paperstudent selection
Position paper on the existing selection procedure in Germany for the degree program human medicine – interim evaluation after four years. Position paper of the student selection (ASA) in the DACH Association for Medical Education (GMA)
Müller-Hilke B, Gehlhar KGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc26 (2026-02-17) - research articlenursing education
Representation of different skin colors in German nursing textbooks
Nagata VM, Ohde N, Kottner JGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc25 (2026-02-17) - project reportpatient safety
Development of a digital application to train and debrief situational awareness in interprofessional teams: A simulation-based approach to mitigate patient safety hazards with a virtual room of error
Spielmann V, Ebinger M, Jaki CGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc24 (2026-02-17) - project reportcontinuing medical education
Career planning for specialist medical training through network structures: A successful model in times of medical workforce shortages?
Thanner M, Meyer R, Schmidt EB, Hornung RGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc23 (2026-02-17) - good ideas for teachinginterprofessional education
Interprofessional day – an educational event for medicine and the allied health professions at the University of Lübeck
Minow A, Barth J, Westermann JGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc22 (2026-02-17) - review articleinterprofessional education
Interprofessional continuing education in health professions – a scoping review of framework conditions, design processes and evaluation designs
Wesselborg B, Knepperges I, von den Driesch N, Schäfer M, Stephan AGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc21 (2026-02-17) - research articleinterprofessional education
Interprofessional education in healthcare professions – implementation status and preferences from the perspective of teaching staff
Vogel JN, Bagner A, Müller MGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc20 (2026-02-17) - research articleinterprofessional education
Seeds of change: First assessment of an interprofessional training for medical and nursing students through INITIAL (“INnovative InTerprofessIonAl Learning in primary care”): A mixed-method evaluation
Mauch M, Kauffmann J, Berger M, Mahler C, Röhrig N, Fuhr H, Schalhorn F, Koch R, Fritze O, Schrempf S, Sturm HGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc19 (2026-02-17) - research articlesimulated participants
Development of a standardized role script template for simulated participant scenarios – results of a multi-step consensus process in the German-speaking countries
Peters T, Bauer D, Fritz AH, Hahn S, Hempel L, Reck L, Reicherts M, Schönbauer A, Strohmer R, Thrien C, Weber M, Zimmermann A, Pippel EGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc18 (2026-02-17) - research articleempathy
Empathy study Cologne: A cross-sectional analysis exploring empathy in German dental students
Deeg I, Serwe CJ, Spiekermann N, Brock-Midding E, Frenzel Baudisch N, Schoppmeier CM, Barbe AG, Wicht MJGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc17 (2026-02-17) - research articleentrustment decisions
Smiling and first impressions in ad hoc entrustment decisions: An avatar-based simulation study
Bauermann M, Schindler AK, Kuchenbaur M, Rühl J, Reinert P, Kunz M, Friedrich-Welz S, André E, Rotthoff TGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc16 (2026-02-17) - research articlelearning objectives
Optimization of descriptors and cross-references across the different versions of the German National Competence Based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM)
Rech T, Jennebach J, Fischer MR, Balzer F, Sugiharto F, Dittmar M, Wyszynski V, Fritze O, Drees S, Ahlers OGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc15 (2026-02-17) - obituaryobituary
Farewell to Prof. Winfried Kahlke, born December 30, 1932, died May 1, 2025
Wulff BGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(2):Doc14 (2026-02-17)
Issue 1: Research in Health Profession Education/Ausbildungsforschung in Gesundheitsberufen
- editorialeducational research
The diversity of educational research in the health professions: More opportunities than challenges
Schüttpelz-Brauns K, Matthes J, Schauber S, Wagner-Menghin MGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc13 (2026-01-15) - research articlefoundations
What is medical education research? An analysis and definition of subjects, objectives and types of research based on articles that have undergone a peer review process
Schüttpelz-Brauns K, Schneider A, Fabry G, Matthes J, Himmelbauer M, Buss B, Giesler MGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc12 (2026-01-15) - review articlefoundations
Evidence-based teaching: The examination and use of psychological theories in medical education research using the example of cognitive load theory
Paridon HGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc11 (2026-01-15) - commentaryfoundations
Reflecting on philosophies of medical education science
Ellaway RGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc10 (2026-01-15) - how toresearch methods
How do I develop a psychological test or questionnaire?
Giesler M, Fabry GGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc9 (2026-01-15) - how toresearch methods
How to design a Q-sample: A seven-step approach based on interview data
Jedlicska N, Lichtenberg S, Berberat PO, Schick KGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc8 (2026-01-15) - how toresearch methods
Researching teaching-learning concepts in the health professions using document analyses?
Ortloff JH, Fiedler M, Boelmann N, Schmitz DGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc7 (2026-01-15) - how toresearch methods
Conducting Delphi surveys in medical education research
Homberg AGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc6 (2026-01-15) - how toresearch methods
The research program subjective theories: A methodological concept for a wide range of applications
Gadewoltz PNGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc5 (2026-01-15) - commentaryperspectives
An educational psychology perspective on health sciences education research
Steinberg E, Stadler MGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc4 (2026-01-15) - commentaryperspectives
Patient-related outcome measures in medical education research
Wijnen-Meijer M, Norcini JGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc3 (2026-01-15) - commentaryperspectives
Co-creation in health professions education: Triangulating perspectives and processes for deeper insights
Al-Bualy R, Suliman S, de Mortier CA, Hancock NJ, Iqbal MZ, Mathew T, Sriranga J, Susilo P, Könings KDGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc2 (2026-01-15) - research articleperspectives
Developing recommendations on ethical aspects affecting studies in health professions education research
Hirsch J, Giesler M, Matthes J, Homberg A, Himmelbauer M, Bauer D, Boeker M, Schüttpelz-Brauns KGMS J Med Educ. 2026;43(1):Doc1 (2026-01-15)
