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

Faculty development in Canadian medical schools: a 10-year update.

OBJECTIVE To compare the current status of faculty development practices in Canadian medical schools with the status of such practices in 1986. DESIGN Mail survey. SETTING All 16 Canadian medical schools. PARTICIPANTS Faculty development coordinators at the medical schools. OUTCOME MEASURES Existence of faculty development committees, funding for faculty development activities, types of...

What are the best management strategies for radiation-induced xerostomia?

BACKGROUND The most common long-term complication of radiation therapy (RT) for head and neck cancer is dry mouth or xerostomia. Salivary glands are radiosensitive; their destruction begins shortly after the initiation of therapy with the extent of injury directly related to the amount of radiation to which they are exposed. The subsequent xerostomia is challenging to manage, leads to multiple ...

Emerging Plant Diseases: What Are Our Best Strategies for Management?

Status of faculty affairs and faculty development offices in U.S. medical schools.

PURPOSE To collect baseline data and describe how medical schools handle faculty affairs and faculty development responsibilities. METHOD In January 2000, the authors surveyed faculty affairs designees at 125 U.S. medical schools, using a questionnaire developed in consultation with a group of faculty affairs professionals. RESULTS The responding 76 medical schools (61%) support over four t...

Faculty development programs for medical teachers in India

Introduction: India has the highest number of medical collegesin the world and subsequently the higher number of medicalteachers. There is a dire need of adopting a systematic approach tofaculty development to enhance quality education to meet healthchallenges for 21st Century. This manuscript provides a landscapeof faculty development programs in India, identifying gaps andopportunities for re...

Minority Faculty Development Programs and Underrepresented Minority Faculty Representation at US Medical Schools.

IMPORTANCE Diversity initiatives have increased at US medical schools to address underrepresentation of minority faculty. OBJECTIVE To assess associations between minority faculty development programs at US medical schools and underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, and promotion. DESIGN Secondary analysis of the Association of American Medical Colleges Faculty Roster...