Faculty development program for general medicine in Taiwan: Past, present, and future.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Physician Training
• Faculty Development

Background:

• General medical training aims to equip new physicians with patient-centered general practice skills.
• Faculty development programs are crucial for enhancing the teaching and assessment capabilities of medical educators.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the implementation and outcomes of a faculty development program focused on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of Objective Structured Teaching Exercises (OSTEs) as a tool for faculty development.

Main Methods:

• Implementation of a faculty development program incorporating the six ACGME core competencies.
• Utilized Objective Structured Teaching Exercises (OSTEs) for faculty training and assessment.
• Collected feedback from clinical instructors on their learning and application of skills.

Main Results:

• The faculty development program successfully increased clinical instructors' familiarity with teaching and assessment skills for postgraduate year 1 (PGY 1) residents.
• Clinical instructors reported applying the learned teaching and assessment skills after the program.
• OSTEs were identified as a realistic and well-received method for faculty development.

Conclusions:

• Faculty development programs, particularly those using OSTEs, are effective in enhancing medical educators' skills.
• Further investigation into OSTEs is recommended to explore their full potential in faculty development.
• The program improved the ability of clinical instructors to teach and assess residents on ACGME competencies.