A Model for Educational Survey Research

We appreciate the focus on survey methodology in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) editorial by Phillips and Artino, and agree that researchers and journal editors should strive to publish high-quality survey research. The validity of research surveys can vary, and researchers should be aware of certain precepts, such as wording and sample size, that will improve the design of their survey-based research. We would like to bring the Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA) survey methodology to the attention of JGME readers, as a resource for educational research in family medicine and as a potential model for survey research in other specialties.