Faculty Development in the Health Professions: A Focus on Research and Practice

by Yvonne Steinert (Editor)

Overview

This second edition of 'Faculty Development in the Health Professions', originally published in 2014, presents updated chapters and new topics . It also highlights changes in the evidence base for faculty development and identifies recommendations for research and practice in the field. With chapter authors coming from five continents, it builds on and presents global lessons learned for an international audience.

This book describes a multitude of ways, ranging from workshops to the workplace, in which health professionals can develop their knowledge and skills as teachers and educators, leaders and managers, and researchers and scholars. By providing an informed and scholarly overview of faculty development, and by describing original content that has not been previously published, this book helps to ensure that research and evidence inform practice, move the scholarly agenda forward, and promote dialogue and debate in this evolving field. It serves as an invaluable resource for faculty development program planning, implementation and evaluation, and helps to sustain faculty members’ vitality and commitment to excellence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819793716
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	01/19/2025
Series:	Innovation and Change in Professional Education , #11
Edition description:	Second Edition 2025
Pages:	461
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Yvonne Steinert is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine and Health Sciences Education at the Institute of Health Sciences Education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University, Canada. She is the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair in Medical Education, the former director of the Centre for Medical Education and Institute of Health Sciences Education (2005-2020), and the founding Associate Dean for Faculty Development at McGill (1993-2011). Dr. Steinert has engaged in medical education and faculty development for over 35 years and has been actively involved in the design and delivery of interprofessional faculty development programs and activities. She has written extensively on the topic of faculty development and is frequently invited to address health professionals and medical educators in diverse academic and scientific settings. The inaugural chair of the AMEE International Committee on Faculty Development (2017-2023), she has received awards for her work in this area, including the Order of Canada (in 2018) and the AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education (in 2022).

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction.- 1. Faculty development: Core concepts and principles.- Part II. The Scope of Faculty Development.- 2. Faculty development for teaching improvement.- 3. Faculty development for leadership and management.- 4. Faculty development for research capacity building.- 5. Faculty development for academic and career development.- 6. Faculty development for organizational change.- III. Approaches to Faculty Development.- 7. Learning from experience: From workplace learning to communities of practice.- 8. Peer coaching and mentorship.- 9. Faculty development workshops, seminars and short courses.- 10. Fellowships, certification, and degree programs in faculty development.- 11. Faculty development online.- IV. Faculty Development and Practice.- 12. Teacher identity: A critical component of faculty development.- 13. Faculty development and reflective practice.- 14. Faculty development for curriculum change: Towards competency-based approaches to teaching and assessment.- 15.Faculty development for interprofessional education and practice.- 16. Faculty development for simulation-based education.- 17. Towards social justice: Implications for faculty development.- 18. Cross-cultural faculty development.- 19. Starting a faculty development program.- V. Research and Scholarship in Faculty Development.- 20. Faculty development research: The ‘state of the art’.- 21. Promoting scholarship in faculty development: Relevant research paradigms and methodologies.- VI. Conclusion.- 22. Faculty development: Future directions.

Editorial Reviews

In this text, Steinert and her colleagues have provided a significant contribution to the future of faculty development. In an academic and comprehensive way, the authors have both documented past efforts in faculty development as well as provided guidance and stimuli for the future. The scholarly and well-referenced chapters provide a compendium of methods previously used while emphasizing the expanding areas deserving work. Moreover, the writers consistently elucidate the faculty development process by highlighting the theoretical underpinnings of faculty development and the research conducted. Thus, the book provides an important resource for two major groups, current providers and researchers in faculty development as well as those desiring to enter the field. Both groups of readers can benefit from a reading of the entire book or by delving into their major area of interest and passion. In so doing, they will better understand our successes and our limitations in this emerging field. Faculty development in the health professions has now received attention for 6 decades. Yet, dedicated faculty members trying to address the challenges in medical education and the health care delivery system do not have all the assistance they need to achieve their goals. This book provides a valuable resource towards that end.

Kelley M. Skeff, M.D., Ph.D., May 2013

This book is a must read for teachers, faculty developers, practitioners, and administrators who need to deal with developing, managing, and organizing effective staff development interventions. It provides cutting edge contributions about a wide range of faculty development issues. Yvonne Steinert has assembled a great collection of original chapters from authors who are well respected for their theoretical and research work. But maybe even more importantly, she had a keen eye for finding authors with outstanding practicalexperience. I am sure it will lead to a renewed recognition of the importance of faculty development. This is a highly informative guide for those involved in one of the most difficult practices of learning and training: Faculty Development in the Health Professions. We have been waiting a long time for such a book.

Wim Gijselaers, Professor, Maastricht University; Series Editor for Innovation and Change in Professional Education, July 2013

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