2025 Knowledge Synthesis Workshop
Mastering Literature Reviews: A Workshop for Health Professions Educators & Researchers
The UIC Department of Medical Education invites you to join us for our annual Knowledge Synthesis Workshop—a 3.5-day, hands-on experience focused on building advanced literature review skills for health professions education.
Designed for educators, researchers, graduate students, health professionals, and librarians, this workshop offers practical guidance on how to plan, conduct, and translate literature reviews into meaningful contributions to research, curriculum design, and scholarly publication.
Led by internationally recognized faculty, participants will gain:
- Step-by-step strategies for literature searching, appraisal, and synthesis
- Personalized feedback from expert mentors
- A supportive, collaborative environment for applying evidence to education
- Tools to enhance scholarly impact and research translation
Whether you're new to literature reviews or looking to refine your approach, this workshop will strengthen your ability to turn evidence into educational insight.
What to Expect
While each day will be slightly different, each day is designed to maximize your learning and professional growth, offering a blend of didactic sessions, engaging small-group discussion and work, and one-on-one opportunities to meet with faculty. You will also have dedicated time to make progress on your independent knowledge synthesis project with mentoring from the faculty. Our day will typically begin at 8:30 AM and end around 4:30 PM.
During this workshop you will:
- Explore various types of knowledge synthesis (e.g., scoping, systematic, realist) and understand when and how to apply them
- Navigate the key steps of knowledge synthesis, from formulation to execution
- Engage in practical, project-based work, allowing you to develop your own knowledge synthesis project
- Learn how to report findings effectively, optimizing knowledge translation for real-world impact
- Explore future trends in knowledge synthesis and translation, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve
- Learn from world-class faculty from around the globe, all of whom have expertise in knowledge synthesis and have collectively conducted over 250 syntheses
This wealth of experience will provide invaluable insights into both the theory and application of knowledge synthesis.
Additional Details
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When and Where
Dates
June 16-19, 2025
Timing
8:30-4:30
Location
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Medicine
808 S Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612Additional Details
Directions, parking, and places to stay -
Registration Details
Registration includes all materials, coffee breaks, lunches, and a team dinner. Registration is limited to 24 participants to ensure hands-on time with expert faculty.
$2,205 with early bird registration before March 5, 2025
$2,450 with registration after March 5, 2025
The deadline for registration is May 30, 2025
Please reach out to Lauren Maggio (lmaggio@uic.edu) with any questions.
Meet the Faculty
We are excited to welcome 7 exceptional healthcare professionals from around the world who have excelled in Knowledge Synthesis research. Collectively, this faculty holds editorial roles for 15 health professions education and biomedical journals and has over 250 knowledge syntheses published, representing a range of knowledge syntheses types. These experts will join the 2025 Knowledge Synthesis Workshop to present, guide, and work one-on-one with attendees, helping expand their knowledge and impact in healthcare professions.