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标题：A national clinician–educator program: a model of an effective community of practice
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作者：Jonathan Sherbino ; Linda Snell ; Deepak Dath 等
期刊名称：Medical Education Online
电子版ISSN：1087-2981
出版年度：2010
卷号：15
期号：1
页码：1-8
DOI：10.3402/meo.v15i0.5356
摘要：Background : The increasing complexity of medical training often requires faculty members with educational expertise to address issues of curriculum design, instructional methods, assessment, program evaluation, faculty development, and educational scholarship, among others. Discussion : In 2007, The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada responded to this need by establishing the first national clinician–educator program. We define a clinician–educator and describe the development of the program. Adopting a construct from the business community, we use a community of practice framework to describe the benefits (with examples) of this program and challenges in developing it. The benefits of the clinician–educator program include: improved educational problem solving, recognition of educational needs and development of new projects, enhanced personal educational expertise, maintenance of professional satisfaction and retention of group members, a positive influence within the Royal College, and a positive influence within other Canadian academic institutions. Summary : Our described experience of a social reorganization – a community of practice – suggests that the organizational and educational benefits of a national clinician–educator program are not theoretical, but real.
关键词：faculty development ; program evaluation ; educational design ; graduate medical education ; education network