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http://medschool.duke.edu/faculty/duke-ahead

Mission Statement
The mission of the Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and AcademicDevelopment (Duke AHEAD) is to promote excellence in the education of health professionals by creating a community of education scholars, fostering innovation in health professions education, supporting outstanding teachers, providing faculty development programs, and facilitating quality education research.

Rationale
The ever-changing nature of medical and nursing science, as well as changes in health care delivery, require that we continuously improve the way we prepare health professionals. Learning environments and curricula of the future need to be flexible, adaptable, student-centered, technology-infused, and evidence-based so they remain relevant and fully engage learners in the educational process. Duke University School of Medicine, in partnership with the School of Nursing and PA and PT programs, have developed Duke AHEAD (also referred to as the Academy) to support faculty in their efforts to enhance their pedagogical expertise and transform the Schools' health professions education programs.

Goals

• Provide faculty development programs aimed at enhancing the teaching and pedagogical expertise of the faculty
• Advance excellence and innovation in Duke’s health professions educational programs
• Mentor faculty to be leaders who will shape the future of health professions education
• Serve as a centralized resource for faculty who wish to pursue an interest in education and education research
• Enhance and increase Duke’s scholarly contributions to the educational literature