background: training teachers through educational programs are necessary for fulfilling health science teaching competencies, short-term workshop has variously reported as an influential training program. purpose: the purpose was to determine the effects of educational workshops on teaching performance of medical teachers. methods: a 29-item questionnaire containing demographic information, and...

aim: the comprehensive evaluation program of the health system in higher education is a strategic plan in line with the goals of health reform program. the planning levels are based on 12 general policies. as professors of medical universities have an important role in public health promotion, this study aimed to identify the outcomes of faculty development at medical universities in the northe...

We designed a faculty development workshop integrating scene excerpts from the Academy Award-winning movie Crash and active learning methods to encourage faculty participation and generate participant dialogue. The aims of this workshop were to enhance awareness of issues related to teaching in a multicultural classroom; stimulate discussion on teaching and learning about potentially contentiou...

The CREATE (Consider Read, Elucidate the hypotheses, Analyze and interpret the data, and Think of the next Experiment) strategy aims to demystify scientific research and scientists while building critical thinking, reading/analytical skills, and improved science attitudes through intensive analysis of primary literature. CREATE was developed and piloted at the City College of New York (CCNY), a...

OBJECTIVE To explore faculty's perceptions of challenges in providing verbal feedback to the Residents and suggest ways to overcome the barriers. METHODS As part of a larger study on feedback assessment, five focus group discussions were conducted at the Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, during faculty development workshops held from January to June 2010. Qualitat...

introduction: india has the highest number of medical colleges in the world and subsequently the higher number of medical teachers. there is a dire need of adopting a systematic approach to faculty development to enhance quality education to meet health challenges for 21st century. this manuscript provides a landscape of faculty development programs in india, identifying gaps and opportunities ...

Conventional graduate training related to tropical conservation and development has typically separated the two fields, with students focusing on either conservation from the perspective of the biophysical sciences or development as an extension of the social sciences. On entering the workforce, however graduates find they are required to work beyond disciplinary boundaries to address the compl...

1 Jean Layne, Texas A&M University, Faculty Learning Communities, Center for Teaching Excellence, 4246 TAMU, Blocker 232/234, College Station, TX 77843-4246, [email protected]. 2 Jeff Froyd, Texas A&M University, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Zachry Engineering Center, 3128 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3128, [email protected]. 3 Jim Morgan, Texas A&M University, Department of Civil Engi...