Preparing Institutions to Implement Harmonized Medicine and Nursing Curricula Through the Use of Cross-Institutional Faculty Developers

Overview

Journal Adv Med Educ Pract

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2024 May 20

PMID 38764788

Authors

Doreen Anna Mloka

Francis Sakita

Irene Kida Minja

Haruna Dika

Edith A M Tarimo

Nathanael Sirili

Lillian Teddy Mselle

Rodrick Richard Kisenge

Philip Sasi

Livuka Nsemwa

Delfina R Msanga

Einoti Yohana Matayan

Nicholaus Bartholomeo Ngowi

Mainen Julius Moshi

John Bartlett

Sarah B Macfarlane

Ephata Kaaya

Patricia S OSullivan

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Abstract

Background: Effective implementation of new curricula requires faculty to be knowledgeable about curriculum goals and have the appropriate pedagogical skills to implement the curriculum, even more so if the new curriculum is being deployed at multiple institutions. In this paper, we describe the process of creating a common faculty development program to train cross-institutional faculty developers to support the implementation of national harmonized medicine and nursing curricula.

Methods: A five-step approach was used, including a cross-institutional needs assessment survey for faculty development needs, the development of a generic faculty development program, the identification and training of cross-institutional faculty educators, and the implementation of cross-institutional faculty capacity-building workshops.

Results: A list of common cross-cutting faculty development needs for teaching and learning was identified from the needs assessment survey and used to develop an accredited, cross-institutional faculty development program for competency-based learning and assessment. A total of 24 cross-institutional faculty developers were identified and trained in 8 core learning and assessment workshops. A total of 18 cross-institutional and 71 institutional workshops were conducted, of which 1292 faculty members and 412 residents were trained, and three cross-institutional educational research projects were implemented.

Conclusion: The success attained in this study shows that the use of cross-institutional faculty developers is a viable model and sustainable resource that can be used to support the implementation of harmonized national curricula.

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