Greetings, We would like to survey our faculty to determine the best times and formats for faculty development of IPE. Does anyone already have a survey that they have used at their institution? Thanks in advance.
Hi Gina,
This recent article didn't have a clear survey like you are looking for, but was a good assessment of a FD program. I thought you might find it interesting.
Findings from a mixed methods study of an interprofessional faculty development program
From: Journal of Interprofessional Care
"...this study indicated the utility of live meetings with other faculty learners coupled with periodic check-ins where learners received coaching or engaged in peer discussions about their IPE work. Peer support and networking emerged as one of the most beneficial aspects of the program and has led to subsequent productive collaborations."
Forty faculty members from eight schools participated in a year-long National Faculty Development Program (NFDP) conducted in 2012–2013, aimed at developing faculty knowledge and skills for interprofessional education (IPE). The NFDP included two live conferences. Between conferences, faculty teams implemented self-selected IPE projects at their home institutions and participated in coaching and peer-support conference calls. This paper describes program outcomes. A mixed methods approach was adopted. Data were gathered through online surveys and semi-structured interviews. The study explored whether faculty were satisfied with the program, believed the program was effective in developing knowledge and skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating IPE, and planned to continue newly-implemented IPE and faculty development (FD). Peer support and networking were two of the greatest perceived benefits. Further, this multi-institutional program appears to have facilitated early organizational change by bringing greater contextual understanding to assumptions made at the local level that in turn could influence hidden curricula and networking. These findings may guide program planning for future FD to support IPE.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/13561820.2015.1051615
Hi Gina,
We have not done a survey specifically about best times and formats for faculty development but we did include a few questions about that topic on a general survey we did last year. We are still a really new program and haven't done but one official faculty development piece and that was just a general workshop on what IPE is; very basic level. We are asking ourselves the same questions you and others probably are. How do we make this effective and are there any people who can come and help us out ?, at little or no cost since we don't have a budget yet. I have put the questions we used on our survey that pertained to faculty development here below. Hope they help a little.
My department's faculty and staff currently have the knowledge and skills to
support IPE. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree on a 5 point Likert Scale
Leaders in my department clearly demonstrate their personal support for IPE. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree on a 5 point Likert Scale
What types of professional
development would be helpful for those
who participate or may be interested in
participating in IPE?* this one was open ended
When would the best time be for this
type of professional development?* Please
check all the boxes that apply to your
answer.
summer
fall semester
spring semester
afternoons
evenings
Saturdays
during the semester when there are no classes and other
Hi Gina, I'd be interested in such a survey, as well. Whenever you have one ready, would you be willing to share via the Resource Exchange? Thanks, Joe
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