Resources for faculty development in family violence.

Medical school curriculum committees struggle not only with which topics to teach but also with how to teach them effectively. Even when curriculum committees or medical school deans decide to offer instruction in a new topic area, or an issue about which their students have a strong interest, they can find it difficult to find support for development of curriculum and faculty who are qualified to teach in the area. When the topic or course addresses family violence, there are additional challenges for the institution and for individual faculty members. This article describes the unique challenges facing faculty development in the field of family violence, reviews standard approaches to faculty development, and offers specific suggestions for accessing existing resources and faculty development opportunities.