Residency Accreditation Toolkit: Faculty Development
Core faculty have a number of essential roles to varying degrees that all must be addressed.
Core faculty are committed educators with substantial time and effort devoted to teaching, supervision, and program oversight, so core faculty development will be substantially more robust than that for other faculty with limited resident exposure. Core faculty have a number of essential roles to varying degrees that all must be addressed, namely:
- Clinical precepting/teaching
- Resident evaluation and assessment
- Non-clinical teaching
- Scholarly activity including Quality Improvement projects
- Curriculum development
- Resident mentoring
- Program administration
Where to Begin a Faculty Development Plan?
Faculty Mentor
Programs that have success with faculty development almost always have faculty mentors. It is crucial for new faculty, and experienced faculty wanting to grow in new areas, to have an experienced mentor who can provide regular assessment and guidance.
Evaluation and Improvement Plan
Faculty should annually review their performance in all their essential tasks and develop an improvement plan for growth. This may be done by the program director, an associate program director, or their mentor. Improvement plans should have SMART goals—specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, and time-limited.
One Size Rarely Fits All
Reviewing faculty evaluations may reveal some common program issues that can be addressed with group development activities. However, it may also reveal a wide scatterplot of gaps and needs. Engaging with organizations like STFM and AFMRD will provide faculty with many resources to choose from to meet their individual needs. For example, attending an STFM Annual Spring Conference will provide many opportunities to choose development activities with faculty from around the nation who have similar needs, and may be more effective than trying to bring specific activities to an individual program.In addition, institutions with multiple residencies and affiliated universities will often have faculty development programs and activities that cross specialties available through their Graduate Medical Education office.
STFM Residency Faculty Fundamentals Certificate Program
This self-led online certificate program includes assignments that gives new faculty a comprehensive introduction to their role over more than 30 hours. Topics include:
- ACGME Program Requirements
- Competencies, Milestones, and EPAs
- Structure and Funding of Residency Programs
- Billing and Documentation Requirements
- Recruiting and Interviewing Residents
- ABFM Rules and Requirements
- Scholarly Activity
- Writing for Academic Publication
- Curriculum Development
- Didactic Teaching Skills
- Clinical Teaching Skills
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Giving Feedback
- Residents in Difficulty: Academic and Behavioral Problems
STFM Faculty Development Delivered
Contact STFM to arrange a customized faculty development workshop delivered to your program.
Topics
- Competency-Based Medical Education
- Resident Feedback and Assessment
- Scholarly Activity: What It Is and How to Do It
- Best Practices for Clinical Competency Committees
- Inpatient Teaching
- Working With Learners in Difficulty
- Giving Effective Lectures and Presentations
- Curriculum Design: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
- Quality Improvement
- Grant Writing
- Faculty Wellness and Burnout
CBME Webinars
STFM is offering a series of webinars to educate faculty on how to deliver competency-based education and assessment.
ACGME Webinars for Faculty
ACGME regularly presents webinars for faculty and program administrators on a variety of faculty development topics. They are available through the Online Learning Portal for ACGME.
