Aim

The purpose of the Faculty Development Special Interest Group (SIG) is to foster a collaborative, scholarly community that advances faculty development (via professional learning and research) among health education professionals across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The SIG aims to strengthen pedagogical knowledge and capability to enhance the student and staff learning experience, promote effective learning activities and increase engagement across health education contexts.

The SIG will work towards increasing membership to grow an emerging network, creating a structured and inclusive forum for ongoing engagement among educators working in diverse organisational, geographical, and professional contexts. The SIG will encourage members to develop their scholarly capacity in faculty development. This will be achieved through the sharing of resources, critical discussion of published literature, and collaborative exploration of how evidence and theory can be meaningfully applied to local faculty development practice. By creating regular opportunities for dialogue and shared reflection, the SIG will support members to strengthen their scholarly identities and practice.

Activities:

(i) Key activities in the next 12 months will include (i) share how members manage and support faculty development in their institutions; (ii) delivering faculty development session/s open to ANZAPHE members; and (iii) progressing a collaborative research output focussed on Faculty Development; (iv) Adopt/review frameworks for faculty development as a guide for benchmarking

Advancing ANZAPHE priorities:

The SIG supports ANZAHPE’s strategic priorities by cultivating research and scholarly collaborations that span geographical, cultural, and professional boundaries. Through its evolving scholarly activities and networks, the SIG aims to provides strategic input while actively working to improve equity of access to faculty development expertise and educational resources.

Recognising that not all organisations have dedicated structures or staff to support health professional educators, the SIG emphasises shared scholarship and collaboration as essential mechanisms for building regional capacity. Collaborative outputs can be disseminated through various for a (conferences/resources/publications).

Please email Rashmi Watson via rashmi.watson@curtin.edu.au (please cc to the anzahpe office).

Committee Members:

Lead: Rashmi Watson can be contacted via rashmi.watson@curtin.edu.au

Deputy Chair: Kylie Fitzgerald

Faculty Development for Health Professional Educators: Alison Ledger, Svetlana King, Karma Tenzin

Please note: SIGs are open to members of ANZAHPE; if non-ANZAHPE members decide to join a SIG, they must become a member of ANZAHPE  to take part in the group.