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- Title
Transforming professional development in medical education through faculty and student development programs at the Faculty of medicine in Rijeka, Croatia .
- Authors
Pereza, Nina
- Abstract
The higher education system in the healthcare profession is unique because professionals involved in delivering education have three simultaneous roles, including that of the healthcare provider, medical educator and scientist. However, while current mandatory programs are focused mostly on delivering education on how to become a healthcare provider, the increasing demands on professionals to acquire both teaching and research excellence imposes challenges for organizing new concepts for additional training. These highly organized professional development activities are known as faculty development programs, but are currently underrepresented in the European higher education systems. The aim of this presentation is to highlight the innovative approach to how the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka, Croatia transformed professional development activities through the Centre for Improving Teachers’ Competencies and Communication Skills, a specialized organizational unit, the activities of which are aimed at both healthcare professionals, as well as students. The Centre provides a plethora of faculty development programs, which are primarily focused on educational development for improving teachers’ competencies, introducing innovative learning methods, conducting peer review and organization of international meetings. In addition, our rich student development programs include primarily research development, which is conducted in association with the scientific journal Medicina Fluminensis and represents an internationally and nationally awarded program for encouraging student scientific activities. Finally, as the result of the international collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, this presentation emphasizes the importance of establishing international collaborative faculty and student development programs. The intention of such programs is to share best practices and provide support for the establishment of an international platform for improving professional competencies in the healthcare higher education system.
- Subjects
RIJEKA (Croatia); EL Paso (Tex.); CAREER development; TEACHER development; MEDICAL education; STUDENT development; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL teaching personnel; WIKIS; YOUTH development
- Publication
Lijecnicki Vjesnik, 2023, Vol 145, p7
- ISSN
0024-3477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26800/LV-145-supl3-2