Health Educators and Academic Leaders: A Developmental, Principles-Focused Program Evaluation Approach for Aspiring Clinician Educators in Graduate Medical Education.

ABSTRACT: Background Aspiring clinician educators (CEs) need formal training and community as they transition into academic roles. To address this, we launched the Health Educators and Academic Leaders (HEAL) program at our institution in 2021, integrating communities of practice (CoP) principles and innovative curricular design. Objective To report HEAL outcomes using a principles-focused program evaluation approach. Methods HEAL's curriculum was guided by the Kern 6-step approach and incorporated seminars, reflective teaching portfolios, mentorship, video-based coaching (VBC), and the Clinician Educator Self-Assessment Toolkit (CESAT). This 2-year program centered on 3 principles: CoP; reflective practice; and use of innovative curricula, like CE milestones. From 2021 to 2023,

SUBMITTER: Rohlfsen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12360224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature