Plan, Do, Study, Act – Providing Quality Faculty Development Programming-Slides

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This document presents comprehensive strategies and frameworks for faculty development programs aimed at improving academic medicine faculty's skills, satisfaction, and career advancement. Key presenters from UT Health San Antonio, University of Kentucky, Medical College of Wisconsin, and University of South Florida share insights on program design, implementation, mentorship, and evaluation.<br /><br />Faculty development goals include effective onboarding to accelerate faculty readiness and satisfaction, mentorship, scholarship, leadership, education, collaboration, and wellness. Onboarding programs cover clinical, billing, teaching essentials, and institutional logistics to support new faculty's transition with minimal resources. The University of Kentucky emphasizes needs assessment to tailor curriculum themes and timing, providing protected time and administrative support for sustainable programming.<br /><br />Structured mentorship programs, highlighted by Medical College of Wisconsin, incorporate both peer affinity groups and mentor-mentee pairings with regular meetings focusing on career goals, scholarly productivity, leadership, and work-life balance. Evaluations indicate high participant satisfaction and tangible impacts on promotions, leadership roles, and collaboration.<br /><br />The University of South Florida focuses on rigorous program evaluation using models such as Logic Model, CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product), and Kirkpatrick’s four levels (Reaction, Learning, Behavior, Results). Emphasis is placed on diversifying evaluation methods beyond surveys to include qualitative interviews and institutional metrics while considering organizational culture and resources.<br /><br />Collectively, the programs underscore the importance of initial needs assessment, protected time, administrative support, iterative curriculum refinement, and using validated tools to measure outcomes like knowledge transfer, behavior change, and career advancement. These faculty development efforts promote quality patient care, education of future physicians, collaborative research, and job satisfaction, ultimately fostering professional growth and retention in academic medical settings.

Keywords

faculty development

academic medicine

mentorship programs

program evaluation

onboarding

curriculum design

career advancement

protected time

collaborative research

professional growth