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

Blueprints don’t improve care—people do. Using the Plan–Do–Study–Act cycle, you’ll plan a faculty development strategy, develop and implement targeted initiatives, and evaluate what truly moves the needle. Design needs assessments that capture stakeholder priorities, apply pragmatic metrics to show outcomes, and refine programs with data to strengthen retention and institutional impact.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Apr 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $55.00

Credit Offered

1 CME Credit

1 ABIM-MOC Point

1 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Apply a framework of faculty development to start or revamp a structured faculty development program at their institution.
Develop a needs assessment to understand the needs of stakeholders at their home institutions.
Utilize program evaluation tools to demonstrate successful outcomes.

Faculty

Shanu Gupta
Pinky Jha, MD, MPH, FACP, FHM
Jagriti Chadha, MD, MPH, FACP, SFHM
Jack Badawy

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Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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