Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Acad Med. 2012 May;87(5):618-26. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31824d5251.
Most U.S. medical schools and training programs lack sufficient faculty expertise in geriatrics to train future physicians to care for the growing population of older adults. Thus, to reach clinician-educators at institutions and programs that have limited resources for enhancing geriatrics curricula, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation launched the Faculty Development to Advance Geriatrics Education (FDAGE) program. This consortium of four medical schools disseminates expertise in geriatrics education through support and training of clinician-educators. The authors conducted this study to measure the effects of FDAGE.
Program leaders developed a three-pronged strategy to meet program goals: FDAGE offers (1) advanced fellowships in clinical education for geriatricians who have completed clinical training, (2) mini-fellowships and intensive courses for faculty in geriatrics, teaching skills, and curriculum development, and (3) on-site consultations to assist institutions with reviewing and redesigning geriatrics education programs. FDAGE evaluators tracked the number and type of participants and conducted interviews and follow-up surveys to gauge effects on learners and institutions.
Over six years (2004-2010), FD~AGE trained 82 fellows as clinician-educators, hosted 899 faculty scholars in mini-fellowships and intensive courses, and conducted 65 site visits. Participants taught thousands of students, developed innovative curricula, and assumed leadership roles. Participants cited as especially important to program success expanded knowledge, improved teaching skills, mentoring, and advocacy.
The FD~AGE program represents a unique model for extending concentrated expertise in geriatrics education to a broad group of faculty and institutions to accelerate progress in training future physicians.
大多数美国医学院校和培训项目缺乏足够的老年医学专业知识，无法培养未来的医生来照顾日益增长的老年人口。因此，为了让那些在增强老年医学课程方面资源有限的机构和项目的临床教育工作者接触到老年医学教育专家，唐纳德·W·雷诺兹基金会启动了“教师发展以推进老年医学教育”（FDAGE）项目。该项目由四所医学院组成的联盟，通过支持和培训临床教育工作者来传播老年医学教育专业知识。作者进行了这项研究，以衡量 FDAGE 的效果。
项目负责人制定了一项三管齐下的策略来实现项目目标：FDAGE 提供（1）为已完成临床培训的老年医学临床教育高级研究员提供奖学金，（2）为老年医学、教学技能和课程开发方面的教师提供小型奖学金和强化课程，以及（3）现场咨询，以帮助机构审查和重新设计老年医学教育项目。FDAGE 评估人员跟踪参与者的数量和类型，并进行访谈和后续调查，以衡量对学习者和机构的影响。
在六年（2004-2010 年）期间，FD~AGE 培训了 82 名临床教育研究员，接待了 899 名参加小型奖学金和强化课程的教师学者，并进行了 65 次现场访问。参与者教授了数千名学生，开发了创新课程，并担任领导角色。参与者认为，扩大知识、提高教学技能、指导和倡导是项目成功的关键因素。
FD~AGE 项目代表了一种独特的模式，将老年医学教育的集中专业知识扩展到广泛的教师和机构群体，以加速未来医生培训的进展。
