The Ripple Effect: A Train-the-Trainer Model to Exponentially Increase Organizational Faculty Development

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Faculty Development
• Professional Training

Background:

• Faculty development is crucial for medical education accreditation.
• Institutions face challenges in training faculty across multiple locations.
• A train-the-trainer model was implemented to address these demands.

Purpose of the Study:

• To enhance content knowledge and facilitation skills of faculty trainers.
• To establish a scalable and effective faculty development program.
• To create a sustainable model for training faculty developers.

Main Methods:

• A train-the-trainer program was designed using deliberate practice.
• Participants received 40 hours of in-person training, including workshop facilitation and feedback.
• Additional training and feedback were provided during external workshop delivery.

Main Results:

• Twenty-nine faculty trainers from 15 specialties were trained.
• Faculty trainers delivered 298 workshops to 3742 attendees across 25 locations.
• Workshop evaluations were overwhelmingly positive, with 88.1% rated as excellent.

Conclusions:

• The train-the-trainer program successfully created a national community of faculty developers.
• The program demonstrated substantial output and positive performance evaluations.
• This model offers a sustainable approach for institutions to train faculty developers.