The ALiEM Faculty Incubator: A Novel Online Approach to Faculty Development in Education Scholarship

Abstract

The ALiEM Faculty Incubator represents a proof of concept, and initial outcomes show that it is possible to engage an international group of early- to midcareer medical educators to create a vibrant online CoP. The Faculty Incubator leaders plan to determine whether this engaged group of health professions educators will increase their scholarly output as a result of this initiative.

Social media in knowledge translation and education for physicians and trainees: a scoping review

“…Fuelled by the growing FOAM movement [1,50], they have started to embrace alternative outlets for knowledge translation and dissemination: for example, exchanging information and ideas about new research, evidence, or guidelines by tweeting and using specialty specific hashtags. Whether to share conference pearls [51][52][53][54], discuss best practices via a podcast [55], or utilization of online platforms for faculty teacher development [44,56], there is now an unprecedented ability to share information beyond traditional venues (e.g. conferences or publications).…”

Technology-Enhanced Faculty Development: Future Trends and Possibilities for Health Sciences Education

“…channel-based messaging platform) is increasingly being harnessed as a powerful collaboration solution which augments effective team communication via organized conversations [ 57 ]. An example of this is the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine group’s Faculty Incubator Program [ 58 ].…”

#OpenAccess: Free online, open-access crowdsource-reviewed publishing is the future; traditional peer-reviewed journals are on the way out

“…For instance, at least one #FOAMed site has launched a paid-for experience (whether digital or live) as a way to establishing some sustainable funding ventures. 16,17 Crowdsourced peer review is not effective in its current form…”