Designing a Comprehensive Professional Development Program in a Surgery Department: Process, Measures, and Lessons Learned

Departments within academic medical centers are typically comprised of clinical and research faculty, administrative staff, residents, and in many instances advance practice providers (APPs). Each member of these groups of people, at 1 point, took time, effort, and money to recruit, hire, and train. It is therefore important to consider ways to increase the “return on investment” of hiring each member of a department as well as maintaining a high level of department vitality. The Department of Surgery at Indiana University has never had a robust professional development program for all of its members.
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original reports Source Type: research