Searle Nancy S, Thompson Britta M, Perkowski Linda C
Office of Curriculum, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Acad Med. 2006 Nov;81(11):984-9. doi: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000242474.90005.14.
Longitudinal programs to enhance the educational skills of medical school faculty are present in many medical schools and academic health centers. Multiinstitutional programs are less common. Three health professions schools, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and The University of Texas Dental Branch have jointly sponsored the Educational Scholars Fellowship Program (ESFP) since 2003. The evolution of this program, from one that addressed the faculty educator development needs of one medical school in the mid-1990s to a more flexible model that includes faculty and fellows from three institutions, reflects the changing needs of faculty as well as those of other health professions schools. The ESFP's strengths lie in the effective use of resources across three schools; the opportunity for an interinstitutional and interdisciplinary collaborative network; the flexibility of the curriculum offerings; and the positive impact on fellows' knowledge, skills and leadership in medical and dental education. The evolution of this program represents a cost-effective and educationally sound response to the changing needs of faculty educators.
许多医学院校和学术健康中心都设有旨在提高医学院教师教育技能的纵向项目。多机构合作的项目则较为少见。自2003年以来，三所健康职业院校——贝勒医学院、德克萨斯大学休斯顿医学院和德克萨斯大学牙科学院——联合发起了教育学者奖学金项目（ESFP）。该项目从20世纪90年代中期满足一所医学院教师教育发展需求的项目，演变为一个更灵活的模式，涵盖了来自三个机构的教师和学员，这既反映了教师需求的变化，也反映了其他健康职业院校需求的变化。ESFP的优势在于有效利用了三所学校的资源；提供了机构间和跨学科合作网络的机会；课程设置具有灵活性；以及对学员在医学和牙科教育方面的知识、技能和领导力产生了积极影响。该项目的演变代表了对教师教育者不断变化的需求做出的具有成本效益且教育合理的回应。
