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Reimagining Faculty Development Deployment: A Multipronged, Pragmatic Approach to Improve Engagement
Liselotte N Dyrbye1, Angela L Bergene2, Andrea N Leep Hunderfund3
1L.N. Dyrbye was professor of medicine and medical education and director, Academy of Educational Excellence, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, at the time of writing and is now professor of medicine and chief well-being officer, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7820-704X .
Engaging faculty in academic health centers requires innovative approaches. A multipronged faculty development strategy, including microlearning videos and workshops, significantly increased engagement and satisfaction.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Faculty Development
- Academic Health Centers
Background:
- Faculty in academic health centers face competing demands, leading to stress and burnout, which limits their capacity to improve teaching and evaluation skills.
- Engaging faculty in professional development initiatives is a persistent challenge in academic settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement a pragmatic, multipronged approach to enhance faculty engagement in professional development.
- To create accessible and diverse faculty development resources tailored to the needs of busy academic faculty.
Main Methods:
- Development of microlearning videos, prepackaged workshops, a newsletter, a web-based content catalog, and an academy to recognize faculty engagement.
- Implementation of a faculty development program starting in 2017, with ongoing content creation and dissemination.
Main Results:
- Over 150,000 video views, 2,850 workshop downloads, and a newsletter open rate increase from 30% to 70% between 2017 and 2021.
- Growth of the Academy of Educational Excellence to over 490 members, indicating high faculty engagement.
- Preliminary feedback indicates high satisfaction from faculty and education leaders with the developed resources and engagement strategies.
Conclusions:
- A multipronged, pragmatic approach effectively enhances faculty engagement in professional development activities.
- The developed faculty development resources and engagement strategies are well-received and show promise in supporting the education mission.
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