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ContextMethodological shortcomings in medical education research are often attributed to insufficient funding, yet an association between funding and study quality has not been established.ObjectivesTo develop and evaluate an instrument for measuring the quality of education research studies and to assess the relationship between funding and study quality.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsInternal consistency, interrater and intrarater reliability, and criterion validity were determined for a 10-item medical education research study quality instrument (MERSQI). This was applied to 210 medical education research studies published in 13 peer-reviewed journals between September 1, 2002, and December 31, 2003. The amount of funding obtained per study and the publication record of the first author were determined by survey.Main Outcome MeasuresStudy quality as measured by the MERSQI (potential …