Framework to Guide Health Professions Faculty Towards Increased Scholarship: Recommendations from the ASAHP Research,...

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Academic Leadership
• Faculty Development

Background:

• The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) formed a task force to address faculty workload allocation for scholarship.
• Institutional leaders require guidance to balance teaching with scholarly activities and resource assignment.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a framework for institutional leaders to guide faculty scholarly goals and effort allocation.
• To assist in creating a faculty mix that balances teaching loads with scholarly pursuits.

Main Methods:

• A task force convened from October 2020 to March 2022.
• Identified seven modifiable factors influencing workload allocation for scholarship.
• Developed recommendations and defined four foci of scholarly activity.

Main Results:

• Seven key factors influencing scholarship workload allocation were identified, including effort distribution, expectation alignment, clinical training recognition, mentorship, collaboration, resource availability, and training time.
• Recommendations were formulated to address these identified factors.
• Four foci for scholarly activity were defined: evidence-based educator, clinical application, collaborator, and principal leader.

Conclusions:

• The proposed framework assists leaders in aligning faculty interests and growth with institutional scholarship advancement.
• Effective workload allocation strategies are crucial for fostering a successful faculty scholarship mission in health professions education.