@article{69d0c810d9e74589b372aa2f96cf3289,
title = "Faculty development in medical education: An environmental scan in countries within the Asia pacific region",
abstract = "Purpose: In recent years, faculty development (FD) research is more noticeable within an inter-professional context and in allied health education. However, there is a paucity of published literature on FD medical education programs in Asia. With the formation of the Asia Pacific Medical Education Network (APME-Net) in 2015, a scoping review of an environmental scan of FD medical education programs in main institutions in South East Asia and Australia in 2018 was conducted. Methods: A survey was developed to collect data on FD in medical education after several rounds of discussion with APME-Net members. The representatives from nine countries in Asia and Australia were invited to partner in this research project. They sent the questionnaire to the Dean of all different medical schools after ethical clearance. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Only institutions in four countries responded to the questionnaire. The medical/health professions education center/department/unit has been established in most educational institutions in these countries. These centers/departments/units mostly carry out FD programs to improve the teaching and learning skills of trained participants, particularly clinical teachers via workshops and seminars. Staffing issues and participant buy-in are the current key priorities of the center/department/unit in terms of FD. Lastly, research related FD program has not been well-supported in these countries, hence, the lack of publication in this area. Conclusion: Collaboration between countries to address key areas of interest and develop more standardized and productive FD medical education is required especially in research.",
keywords = "Medical education, Multicenter study, Staff development, Teacher training",
author = "Samarasekera, {Dujeepa D.} and Lee, {Shuh Shing} and Ardi Findyartini and Rita Mustika and Hiroshi Nishigori and Shunsuke Kimura and Lee, {Young Mee}",
note = "Funding Information: The highly discussed topic among these countries is related to teaching and learning followed by assessment methods. This is not surprising as studies from other countries have shown the main focus of the interventions is on the improvement of teaching performance, teaching and learning approaches, and assessment [16]. While other countries also focus on educational leadership and educational scholarship, there is a need to increase attention in these areas. Steinert [19] highlighted that there has been an over-emphasis on instructional effectiveness and call for a more comprehensive program to include leadership and management skills, professional academic skills, and organizational development. Nevertheless, it is obvious that the countries surveyed value the benefits of FD in training future health professions educators. This can be seen in terms of the incentives provided as well as the funding to carry out FD program. Most FD programs are either fully or partially funded by their respective educational institutions to encourage participants to attend. Some would incentivize participants by making it mandatory as part of job requirements or giving credit points for promotion. Funding Information: Dujeepa D. Samarasekera: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6916-6741; Shuh Shing Lee: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-1340; Ardi Findyartini: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-3994; Rita Mustika: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-769X; Hiroshi Nishigori: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0715-7073; Shunsuke Kimura: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-1243; Young-Mee Lee: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4685-9465 Acknowledgements: We would like to thank all schools from different regions who voluntarily took part in this research and APME-Net members for their expertise and guidance throughout all the aspects of our study. Funding: No funding provided for this research. Conflicts of interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Author contributions: All authors are involved in the conception or design of the work, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation, and drafting the article, critical revision of the article, and final approval of the version to be published. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Korean Society of Medical Education. All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
doi = "10.3946/KJME.2020.160",
language = "English",
volume = "32",
pages = "119--130",
journal = "Korean journal of medical education",
issn = "2005-727X",
publisher = "Korean Society of Medical Education",
number = "2",
}