%0 Journal Article
%T A national clinician每educator program: a model of an effective community of practice
%A Jonathan Sherbino
%A Linda Snell
%A Deepak Dath
%A Sue Dojeiji
%J Medical Education Online
%D 2010
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/meo.v15i0.5356
%X Background: The increasing complexity of medical training often requires faculty members with educational expertise to address issues of curriculum design, instructional methods, assessment, program evaluation, faculty development, and educational scholarship, among others. Discussion: In 2007, The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada responded to this need by establishing the first national clinician每educator program. We define a clinician每educator and describe the development of the program. Adopting a construct from the business community, we use a community of practice framework to describe the benefits (with examples) of this program and challenges in developing it. The benefits of the clinician每educator program include: improved educational problem solving, recognition of educational needs and development of new projects, enhanced personal educational expertise, maintenance of professional satisfaction and retention of group members, a positive influence within the Royal College, and a positive influence within other Canadian academic institutions. Summary: Our described experience of a social reorganization 每 a community of practice 每 suggests that the organizational and educational benefits of a national clinician每educator program are not theoretical, but real.
%K faculty development
%K program evaluation
%K educational design
%K graduate medical education
%K education network
%U http://med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo/article/view/5356/pdf_54