Tuesday's Teaching Tips-Evaluation and Feedback: A Spaced Education Strategy for Faculty Development.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Faculty Development
• Instructional Design

Background:

• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandates annual faculty development.
• Faculty face barriers like time constraints and perceived lack of benefit.
• Challenges exist in faculty delivering feedback and residents receiving it effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate a spaced education program designed to enhance faculty skills in providing feedback and evaluation.
• To address barriers to faculty development participation.
• To improve the quality of resident training through better feedback mechanisms.

Main Methods:

• A 14-week spaced education program delivered via email.
• Incorporated microlectures and weekly skills-based teaching tips.
• Utilized cognitive theory of multimedia learning and the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation.

Main Results:

• High participant completion rate (34/52).
• 94% identified effective feedback techniques; 79% defined evaluation and observation.
• 98% rated the program as good/excellent; 100% desired more sessions.

Conclusions:

• The spaced education program was well-received and met its objectives.
• This accessible teaching strategy effectively enhanced faculty knowledge and skills in feedback and evaluation.
• The program was easily implemented in the clinical learning environment.