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Faculty Development and Supervision Flashcards

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  1. What is the role of a Program Coordinator (PC) in supporting faculty development activities?

    Answer: Organizing faculty development sessions, tracking attendance, and managing logistics

    Program Coordinators support faculty development by organizing events, tracking required participation, maintaining records, and coordinating scheduling and resources.

  2. Which ACGME core competency is most closely related to faculty supervision and mentorship skills?

    Answer: Interpersonal and Communication Skills

    Interpersonal and Communication Skills encompass the ability to work effectively with trainees, colleagues, and patients, which is central to supervision and mentorship.

  3. What is the 'teaching-as-scholarship' model in GME faculty development?

    Answer: Applying scholarly rigor — inquiry, evidence, reflection — to educational practice

    Teaching-as-scholarship applies the same intellectual rigor used in clinical research to educational activities, treating teaching as a scholarly endeavor.

  4. How should a Program Director handle a faculty member who is providing inadequate supervision of residents?

    Answer: Counsel the faculty member, provide development resources, and document the process

    The appropriate response is to counsel the faculty member, identify specific deficiencies, provide development support, and document the remediation process.

  5. What is 'co-teaching' or 'team-based supervision' in GME programs?

    Answer: Multiple faculty collaborating to supervise and teach the same resident cohort

    Team-based supervision involves multiple faculty members collaborating to provide consistent, complementary supervision and teaching across a resident cohort.

  6. What is the 'hidden curriculum' in medical education and why is it relevant to GME administrators?

    Answer: Implicit values, norms, and behaviors trainees learn from the clinical environment beyond formal teaching

    The hidden curriculum refers to the unstated lessons residents absorb from clinical culture, role modeling, and institutional norms — shaping professionalism and attitudes.