Esther M Johnston1, Daria Szkwarko2, Ann E Evensen3, David Klee4, Olga Valdman5, William E Cayley6, Fadya El Rayess7. 1. National Family Medicine Residency at HealthPoint, Auburn, WA. 2. University of Massachusetts, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University. 3. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 4. Michigan State University, and Munson Family Medicine Residency, Traverse City, MI. 5. University of Massachusetts. 6. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Prevea Family Medicine Residency. 7. Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The proliferation of new family medicine training programs across the globe has increased the demand for faculty development (FD) opportunities in international settings. US-based faculty may partner with international colleagues to support FD. In 2016, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Global Health Educators Collaborative (STFM-GHEC) began to develop a toolkit of low-cost FD resources for this purpose. To ensure that the resources appropriately target current FD needs, STFM-GHEC organized a session at the 2016 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Global Health Workshop (GHW) to collect feedback from internationally-based and US-based faculty. METHODS: The authors presented a list of faculty development topics to attendees of an AAFP GHW session entitled "Global Faculty Development Tool Kit" on September 8, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. Workshop participants voted up to five times each using sticky notes for the topics they felt were of greatest need. RESULTS: Forty-five participants cast 157 votes (34 from internationally-based faculty, 123 from US-based faculty). The combined group ranked curriculum development, program evaluation, and teaching methods as the most important FD needs. Both groups identified assessment strategy and time management among the least important FD needs. Other topics such as technology training and research design varied widely between the two groups in relative importance. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot demonstrates that US-based and internationally-based family medicine faculty may differ in their perceived FD needs. This exercise may be utilized by future members in global health partnerships to understand and prioritize faculty development needs.
INTRODUCTION: The proliferation of new family medicine training programs across the globe has increased the demand for faculty development (FD) opportunities in international settings. US-based faculty may partner with international colleagues to support FD. In 2016, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Global Health Educators Collaborative (STFM-GHEC) began to develop a toolkit of low-cost FD resources for this purpose. To ensure that the resources appropriately target current FD needs, STFM-GHEC organized a session at the 2016 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Global Health Workshop (GHW) to collect feedback from internationally-based and US-based faculty. METHODS: The authors presented a list of faculty development topics to attendees of an AAFP GHW session entitled "Global Faculty Development Tool Kit" on September 8, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. Workshop participants voted up to five times each using sticky notes for the topics they felt were of greatest need. RESULTS: Forty-five participants cast 157 votes (34 from internationally-based faculty, 123 from US-based faculty). The combined group ranked curriculum development, program evaluation, and teaching methods as the most important FD needs. Both groups identified assessment strategy and time management among the least important FD needs. Other topics such as technology training and research design varied widely between the two groups in relative importance. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot demonstrates that US-based and internationally-based family medicine faculty may differ in their perceived FD needs. This exercise may be utilized by future members in global health partnerships to understand and prioritize faculty development needs.