Practice points

Medical education practice-based research networks (MEPBRNs) offer exciting opportunities to conduct multi-site studies in medical education and provide meaningful scholarship for members. Faculty development for investigators at sites participating in MEPBRNs is necessary for network success. MEPBRNs require some central resources, and must select a funding model that is agreeable to network members and stakeholders. As MEPBRNs are relatively new, formal relationships among networks for sharing best practices and multi-network projects have yet to be established, and are likely to be an important future development.