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Faculty Development Program and the Outcome of Academic Development Publisher



Dabbagh A1, 2 ; Ahmadizadeh SN1 ; Behnaz F1 ; Fani K1 ; Ghasemi M1 ; Goharani R1 ; Jahangirifard A1, 3 ; Malekianzadeh B4 ; Massoudi N1 ; Memary E1 ; Moshari MR1 ; Sabouri AS5 ; Salaarian S1 ; Sezari P1
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  1. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Dr. Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States

Source: Journal of Iranian Medical Council Published:2024


Abstract

Background: Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) aim to improve the academic careers of faculty members. This study was designed to assess the attitudes of faculty members and the impact of FDP on their academic improvement. Methods: 12 faculty members took part in the research from 2016 to 2019. Using a Delphi method, an open secure questionnaire was provided to 12 junior faculty members in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care (DACC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran. Then, the keywords of the latter were analyzed, leading to a 32-item closed-answer questionnaire, filled out by the same participants. Also, the impact of the study was assessed using bibliometric improvement indices. Results: Both the response rate and participation rate were 100%. Approximately all the participants considered FDP an advantageous and promising academic program. 65 percent of the participants had academic improvement, from Assistant Professorto Associate Professorrank. Besides, the cumulative number of citations to the participants had a 16.2 times improvement. Both latter results were significantly higher than the mean improvement of the cohort faculty members in the DACC, SBMU. Conclusion: Faculty members of DACC, SBMU had positive attitudes towards FDP and described it as a well-designed multilateral academic teamwork, thriving ethical, educational, managerial and research-related capacities. Also, objective improvement in some academic indices was observed. In many academic environments including developing countries, FDPs are effective scientific investment methods. Copyright © 2024, Journal of Iranian Medical Council. All rights reserved.
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