Faculty Development Train the Trainer

Summary

The Faculty Development Train the Trainer course is designed to improve the facilitation skills of your faculty development champions, addressing their specific needs to enhance educational outcomes. Led by Mayo Clinic experts, the course includes a pre-brief, co-facilitation, and post-brief structure. It provides the faculty at your institution with advanced education techniques and proven best practices. The course aims to optimize faculty development sessions and foster a robust community of medical educators committed to continuous improvement and collaboration.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Utilize hands-on practice and expert guidance to effectively lead and engage in faculty development sessions.
• Apply the latest education science methodologies to optimize the design and delivery of faculty development programs, ensuring high-quality educational experiences.
• Build and maintain a supportive network of faculty development champions, fostering a thriving medical educator community within their institution.

Participants are encouraged to serve as ongoing faculty development champions, ensuring continuity in developing the institution's medical educator community with the support of Mayo Clinic resources.

Access to this course is available from the date of purchase until it expires on 10/31/2027.

Course Format

The course is designed to equip faculty development champions at your institutions with best practices for facilitating faculty development sessions. The course is centered around the Mayo Clinic SIX Pack Facilitator Bundle, tailored to the specific needs of your institution. Participants will gain valuable insights into fostering a strong medical educator community through practical, hands-on experience.

Structure

Pre-brief session

Mayo Clinic faculty will meet with the designated co-facilitator from your institution to develop a facilitation plan. The focus of this session is the Mayo Clinic SIX Pack that your institution has chosen, ensuring that it is well integrated into the facilitation strategy for the upcoming session.

Co-facilitation session

A Mayo Clinic faculty member will co-facilitate a faculty development session alongside the institution's faculty development champion. The session will utilize the selected SIX Pack facilitator bundle, providing participants with practical experience in applying key facilitation techniques.

Post-brief session

Following the co-facilitation, Mayo Clinic faculty will engage in a debrief session with the co-facilitator to review the outcomes, discuss areas for improvement, and strategize on how to further enhance future sessions using the SIX Pack materials.

Scheduling and Participation

A Mayo Clinic program manager will reach out to help schedule the three sessions of the Faculty Development Train the Trainer course. Your faculty development champion will participante in all three sessions and will co-facilitate a faculty development session alongside a Mayo Clinic expert. To maximize the impact of this session, it is recommended that as many faculty members as possible participate. Due to clinical commitments, it may take up to three months to finalize the scheduling.

Technical Requirements

• Computer with internet access

The Faculty Development Train the Trainer course is specifically designed for faculty development champions who are dedicated to enhancing their facilitation skills and educational impact within their institutions. This course is ideal for medical educators, faculty development leaders, and academic professionals who are passionate about applying advanced education science methodologies and best practices. Whether you are an experienced facilitator looking to refine your skills or a new faculty member eager to develop your leadership in faculty development, this course provides the tools and support needed to drive continuous improvement and collaboration in medical education.

Different Mayo Clinic faculty experts will be selected to participate based on the specific topic of the SIX Pack chosen for the session. Each expert is carefully matched to the content to ensure their expertise aligns with the subject matter, providing participants with deep insights and practical knowledge relevant to the chosen focus area.