It is with great pleasure that we wish to announce our 4th Online FACDEV Journal Club session. 

When? April 7^th 2022, from 12:00 - 13:00 (UK time)

Who is presenting? Prof Susan Van Schalkwyk (host); Prof Hilary Neve (reviewer); Prof Monika Kvernenes (author)

Who should attend? Anyone with a passion for and/or interest in Faculty Development

Theme: Our focus will be on Threshold Concepts, what this framework entails and what implications it may have for faculty development. The concept will be introduced briefly at the start of the session. Then Prof Hilary Neve will provide a review of the article by Kvernenes et al. (2021) followed by a response from the lead author, Associate Prof Monika Kvernenes. Thereafter there will be the traditional opportunity for all attendees to engage in breakout discussions about Threshold Concepts and the implications they might hold for Faculty Development.  

Articles: 
1.     Kvernenes, M., Valestrand, E.A., Schei, E., Boudreau, J.D., Ofstad, E.H. and Hokstad, L.M., 2021. Threshold concepts in group-based mentoring and implications for faculty development: A qualitative analysis. Medical Teacher, 43(8), pp.879-883. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1931077   * This article will be open access for participants of the Journal Club from Monday the 7th of March until the end of April *

2.     Cousin, G., 2006. An introduction to threshold concepts. Planet, 17(1), pp.4-5. https://doi.org/10.11120/plan.2006.00170004 (open access).

How to sign up: Reserve your place here

Registration is now open and will close on the 07/04/2022 11:45 (UK time)

Further enquiries: Contact AMEE FACDEV Journal Club Coordinator and Moderator for this session, Susan van Schalkwyk ([email protected])

Please note: Although this event is free you will still be required to proceed through the checkout process and then confirm your order. After registering, you will be sent joining instructions for the Zoom meeting. This meeting uses breakout groups so please ensure you sign into Zoom with the same email address you used for registration to ensure you are allocated to a room. 

We are pleased to announce an exciting Faculty Development webinar on the 3 February 2022. Registration is now open!

Title: Faculty development through an organisational lens

Presenters: Klodiana Kolomitro, Associate Vice-Principle (Teaching and Learning), Queens University, Canada; Joanne Hamilton, Director, Office of Educational and Faculty Development, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Date: Thursday 3 February 2022

Time: 14:00hrs-15:00hrs (UK time)

Introduction

Faculty development (FD) is a critical strategy that supports faculty members performing their varying roles in health professions education (HPE). FD should be programmatic and conducted systematically to provide longitudinal support for educators. However, the consistency and effectiveness of FD often depends on organizational factors. Therefore, while faculty developers need to employ various FD methods, to be successful they also need deeper understanding of the organizational factors affecting FD practice.

This webinar presents two prominent scholars who will explore FD using Bolman and Deal’s four frames of organizations, focusing on symbolic, political, structural and human resource factors that influenced FD practice in the Canadian setting. The findings highlight the role of the FD unit, the importance of FD visibility, the responsive expansion of FD practice, and the role leadership and policy can have on human resources for FD. 

Educational Needs or Gaps to be Addressed

FD should be programmatic and conducted systematically to provide longitudinal support for educators. However, the consistency and effectiveness of FD often depends on organizational factors. Therefore, while faculty developers need to employ various FD methods, to be successful they also need deeper understanding of the organizational factors affecting FD practice.

Aim/Learning Objectives

In this webinar the four frames of organizations, focusing on symbolic, political, structural and human resource factors in FD context will be discussed. 

Format and Interactivity

Webinar with QA session. Each presenter will present for 15-20 minutes and followed by discussion and QA for 20-30 minutes. During the presentation, the AMEE Faculty Development Committee team will help to moderate the chatroom.

Anticipated Outcomes

By the end of this webinar, the participants are expected to be able to explain the role of the FD unit, the importance of FD visibility, the responsive expansion of FD practice, and the role leadership and policy can have on human resources for FD. 

Target Audience

This webinar will be beneficial for health professions education leaders, health professions educations teachers and scholars in general, and faculty developers and scholars in particular.

• Access to the webinar is completely free and open to non-AMEE members.
• You will need to be signed in through an AMEE user account to register for this event.
• You can sign up/sign-in to AMEE using the sign-up box on the right-hand side of the registration page.
• Although this event is free you will still be required to go through the checkout.
• After registering, you will be sent joining instructions and a link for the Zoom meeting.
• The meeting will be recorded, and you will be asked to consent to this before joining.

We're very excited about the forthcoming Faculty Development conference which is planned as a 15-hour event starting at 00:00 on August 28th (UK time) and running up to the opening event of the main AMEE conference. We hope to see many of you there but if you can't attend you can still follow us on Twitter (@ameefacdev) and look out for the #FacDev2021 hashtag. If you are attending the conference we’ve set up a discussion forum where you can share your insights – you can respond to one of the existing threads or start a new discussion. Don't forget you can use the 'subscribe' button to get email updates when there is a new post to a discussion of interest to you.

In other news, the recording of the 2^nd journal club meeting is now available. The 3^rd journal club meeting, scheduled for October 8^th at 3pm (UK time), poses the question “How can we support developing a teacher identity?” and is now open for registration.

Finally, we are thrilled to announce the launch of a special faculty-development themed issue of Medical Teacher which highlights current innovations, new research agendas, and important topics in faculty development. Individual and student AMEE members can access Medical Teacher online free of charge.

If you missed the first journal club, why not view the recording and join the online discussion?

1. Samarasekera, D., Lee, S.S., Findyartini, A., Mustika, R., Nishigori, H., Kimura, S., & Lee, Y.M. Faculty development in medical education: An environmental scan in countries within Asia pacific region. KJME. 2020. 32(2):119-130. https://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2020.160 
2. Burgess, A., Matar, E., Neuen, B., & Fox, G.J. A longitudinal faculty development program: supporting a culture of teaching. BMC Medical Education. 2019. 19:40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1832-3