FAIMER Global Faculty Development Article Published in October 2023 Issue of Academic Medicine
FAIMER’s global faculty development programs have resulted in a vibrant international network of health professions educators and have positively impacted participants’ careers, their higher education institutions, and even the health professions education (HPE) policies of entire countries, according to a recent study conducted by FAIMER and published in the journal Academic Medicine.
Titled “FAIMER Global Faculty Development: A Sustainable Partnership Model to Advance Health Professions Education,” the article, now published in Academic Medicine, was written by Rashmi Vyas, MD, MHPE; Page S. Morahan, PhD; Shiyao Yuan, MS, MSEd; Eliana Amaral, MD, PhD; Vanessa Burch, MD, PhD; Henry H. Campos, MD, PhD; Snigdha Mukherjee, PhD; Jessica Salt, MD, MBE; Avinash Supe, MBBS, MS, MHPE; Marta van Zanten, PhD; and Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA.
“The International FAIMER Institute launched in 2001, and the first Regional Institute opened in 2005, so we now have more than 20 years of data and research that demonstrate the positive impact of FAIMER’s Institutes on the advancement of health professions education throughout the world,” said Dr. Rashmi Vyas, Senior Associate at FAIMER, Lead of FAIMER’s Global Programs, and the article’s primary author. “Our lessons learned will be useful as we and others continue to build global capacity in health professions education in our increasingly interconnected world.”
These impacts detailed in this study would not have been possible without the commitment, support, and community of practice exhibited by our community of Fellows, which are now able to better convene digitally through FAIMER Connect! The creativity and passion that you brought to your education innovation projects have sustained the programs, given impetus to the expansion of new Institutes, and benefitted your institutions and local community members.
We are thankful for the Fellows who participated in a questionnaire, which provided the following data that appears in this report. , which provided the Fellows’ responses to a questionnaire on the impact of their projects show that:
- 82% reported increased quality of education
- 47% reported changes in institutional or departmental policies
- 45% reported increased relevance of education
- 49% reported that their projects had been institutionalized
- 36% reported that their projects had been replicated
- 33% reported that their projects had been expanded to address additional objectives
A prime testament to the effectiveness of the FAIMER Fellowship is witnessing so many of you, our FAIMER community members become leaders in health professions education, achieving national recognition and reaching positions of leadership on national boards and committees. You have also contributed to the global development of health professions education as a discipline.
In addition to the article, FAIMER also developed a 3-minute, animated visual abstract outlining key points from the study.
We welcome you to view the article and the video abstract, both linked below, and use the comment section to offer any comments or feedback.