What Are the Best Strategies for Faculty Development in Medical Schools?

Authors

  • Abbas Makarem Department of medical education, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Ali Emadzadeh Department of medical education, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Firouzeh Majidi Department of medical education, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  • Najmeh Majidi Department of medical education, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
Abstract:

Background: The aim of current study was to identify the most suitable strategies for faculty development and improving educational potential of faculty members in medical sciences. Methods: The study was cross-sectional. First, using the literature and with the help of experts, a list of all suitable strategies for faculty development was extracted. Then the questionnaire was created based on that list and after determination of its reliability and validity using retest method (correlation coefficient=0.87) was distributed among 96 faculty members of the faculty of Medicine in the target university whom were selected using random sampling method. The results were then analyzed using descriptive and analytical methods. Results: The strategies of workshops, observation the excellence performance, short courses and fellowships had the maximum average scores (2.59, 2.51, 2.42 and 2.33), and monitoring the performance of the faculty with the average score of 1.67 was determined to be the lowest average. The results showed that workshop solutions, short-term training courses and Fellowship are related to the faculty members' age groups. (P-Value

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volume 8  issue 2

pages  21- 27

publication date 2018-08-01

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