BACKGROUND: Given the expanding range of health influencing factors, increasing
expectations from the health systems, and general challenges such as insufficient …

Medication errors (MEs) are a critical worldwide concern and can cause genuine clinical
ramifications for patients. Studies concerning such errors have not been undertaken as …

Professional interaction in the workplace is an indispensable part of professional
development. We examined how teachers' teaching collaboration networks within a …

Since the 1970s, the definition of faculty development has evolved from improving teaching
skills and classroom performance to a full range of activities involving teaching, leadership …

One of the primary reasons why students leave STEM majors is due to the poor quality of
instruction. Teaching practices can be improved through professional development …

BACKGROUND: Faculty development programs as useful approaches for organizational
development improved competencies in faculty members which assist them to cope with …

Background Faculty development is important for advancing teaching practice in health
professions education. However, little is known regarding how faculty development …

Objectives Many universities offer faculty development to support teachers in developing
and improving clinical education in the health professions. Although research shows …

Today many university teachers attend competency development courses as individuals. In
this paper we consider collegial and collective competency development. We examine what …

While the traditional goal of faculty development (FD) has been to enhance individual
growth and development, this goal may no longer suffice to address the compelling …