Development of an asset map of medical education research activity

Abstract

Interest in medical education research and scholarship is evident at WFUSM. Experience in conducting education research and understanding of the nature of this type of research have not yet been fully developed. There appears to be a core set of faculty interested in conducting education research who may serve as a resource for faculty development in future medical education scholarship.

Knowledge to action: Scholarship for faculty and staff

“…also have shown a desire for more support and education on conducting educational research. 12 Scholarly education projects lend themselves to educational research, and project completion of participants was used as one of the outcomes to evaluate the impact of a CE course that aimed to provide education in educational scholarship.…”

“…The authors state that institutions should make it a priority to have programs to enhance the skills of faculty interested in conducting educational research. 12 To address the growing need for educational scholars and leaders, several universities and medical schools have developed Teaching Scholars programs~or Educational Scholars programs! and fellowship programs to teach educational scholarship and leadership to their teaching faculty.…”

Faculty Development Effectiveness: Insights from a Program Evaluation

“…While many clinician educators and other faculty members have voiced an interest to engage in education scholarship, productivity has generally been suboptimal [7][8][9]. To address this, several institutions have developed faculty development programs aimed to foster education scholarship skills in its clinician educators.…”