creators_name: Musal, Berna creators_name: Abacioglu, Hakan creators_name: Dicle, Oguz creators_name: Akalin, Elif creators_name: Sarioglu, Sülen creators_name: Esen, Adil type: journale datestamp: 2002-08-07 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:54:58 metadata_visibility: show title: Faculty Development Program in Dokuz Eylül School of Medicine: In the process of curriculum change from traditional to PBL ispublished: pub subjects: meo-peer full_text_status: public keywords: Faculty development program, PBL, medical education , health professions education abstract: Introduction: In Dokuz Eylül School of Medicine (DESM) a faculty development program is being carried out by the "Trainers' Training Committee". DESM made a fundamental change in its curriculum from traditional to Problem-based Learning (PBL) in 1997. This was the first implementation of a PBL curriculum in Turkey. Faculty development activities were initiated in the same year. This paper describes the faculty development activities with a special emphasis on PBL courses. Program description: Between 1997-2000 27 four-day long PBL courses were held for 343 participants. The curriculum consisted of PBL philosophy, PBL steps, role of the tutor and students in PBL process, effective case design, assessment principles and group dynamics. PBL simulations enabled the participants to play the roles of both tutors and students. Process evaluation: At the end of the program most of the participants stated that length of the program, content, training methods and the course organization was appropriate. The majority of the participants (89.5%) found the program very useful. PBL steps, PBL practices and PBL philosophy were found as the most useful sessions. Discussion: These courses gave medical staff the opportunity to develop their understanding of PBL methodology and theory. PBL courses and continuous educational activities such as weekly tutor meetings are being held and new courses on advanced tutoring skills are being planned for the near future in DESM. date: 2002-02 date_type: published publication: Medical Education Online volume: 7 number: 2 refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Lowry S. Teaching the Teachers, British Medical Journal 1993; 306: 127-130. 2. Wetzel SM. Developing the Role of the Tutor/facilitator, Techniques in Medical Education. Problem-Based Learning, Ed: Bligh JG., Harvard Medical School, Office of Educational Development, 1995; 3: 474-477. 3. Rubeck RF, Witzke DB. Faculty Development: A Field of Dreams, Academic Medicine 1998; 73(9) Supplement September: 32-37. 4. Mann KV, Kaufman DM. A Response to the ACME-TRI Report: The Dalhouise Problem-Based Curriculum, Medical Education 1995; 29: 13-21. 5. Branda LA, Sciarra AF. Faculty Development for Problem-Based Learning, Annals of Community Oriented Education 1995; 8: 195-208. 6. Evans PA, Taylor DCM. Staff Development of Tutor Skills for Problem-Based Learning, Medical Education 1996; 30: 365-366. 7. Irby DM. Models of Faculty Development for Problem-based Learning, Advances in Health Sciences Education 1996;1: 69-81. 8. Schreurs ML, Roebertsen H, Bouhuijs PAJ. Teacher Training for All Teachers in A Faculty of Health Sciences, ICED Conference in Austin, Texas,1998. 9. Benor DA. Faculty development, teacher training and teacher accreditation, Medical Teacher 2000; 22: 503-513. 10. Nayer M. Faculty Development for Problem-Based Learning Programs, Teaching and Learning in Medicine1995;7: 138-148. 11. Musal B, Sarioglu S, Yemiscigil A, Alici E. A Trainers' Training Program for Clinical Training Skills, Journal of Dokuz Eylül Medical Faculty1999; 13: 101-108. 12. Wilkerson LA, Irby DM. Strategies for Improving Teaching Practices: A Comprehensive Approach to Faculty Development, Academic Medicine1998; 73: 387-396. citation: Musal, Berna and Abacioglu, Hakan and Dicle, Oguz and Akalin, Elif and Sarioglu, Sülen and Esen, Adil (2002) Faculty Development Program in Dokuz Eylül School of Medicine: In the process of curriculum change from traditional to PBL. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/2369/1/res00030.pdf