1st International Conference on Faculty Development in the Health Professions 

Preliminary Program

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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
15:00 Registration opens
18:30-20:00 Opening Reception
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

  • Bob Howard, President and CEO, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Catharine Whiteside, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Richard Levin, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Conference Overview

  • Ivan Silver, Conference Co-Chair
  • Yvonne Steinert, Conference Co-Chair
Faculty Development Issues Past, Present and Future: An International Perspective

  • Ron Harden (UK)
20:00 Welcome Reception

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011

Faculty Development Programs and Innovations
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Symposium on “Faculty Development Accomplishments & Future Challenges: An International Perspective”

Tim Swanwick (UK) – moderator

  • Kelley Skeff (USA)Faculty development for teaching improvement
  • Brian Hodges (Canada)Faculty development for research capacity building
  • Judy McKimm (New Zealand)Faculty development for leadership development
  • Yvonne Steinert (Canada)Faculty Development: From Workshops to Communities of Practice
10:30 Poster Session, Resource Fair, and Refreshment Break
12:00 Buffet Lunch
13:00 Workshops
14:30 Refreshment Break
15:00 Workshops
16:30 Adjournment

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011

Research and Scholarly Activity in Faculty Development
7:45 – 8:45 Breakfast and Thematic Small Groups Discussions Led By:

  • Brownie Anderson (USA) – The Scholarship of Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Helen Batty (Canada) – Faculty Development: How Should It be Funded
  • Miriam Boillat (Canada) – Barriers and Facilitators of Faculty Development
  • Diane Clavet (Canada) – How to Link Faculty Evaluation and Faculty Development
  • Jason Frank (Canada) – Faculty development for competency-based education
  • Matthew Gwee (Singapore) – Cross-Cultural Implications of Faculty Development
  • Larry Gruppen (USA) – How do we evaluate the effectiveness of faculty development programs
  • Karen Leslie (Canada) – The Role of Mentoring in Academia
  • Judy McKimm (New Zealand) – Developing Faculty to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders: Challenges & Strategies
  • Ineke Molenaar (Netherlands) – Can We Use Teacher Portfolios as an Assessment Tool?
  • Nancy Searle (USA) – Faculty Recognition as a Component of Faculty Development
  • Charlotte Silen (Sweden) – Using FD to Enhance the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Ivan Silver (Canada) – Starting Up a Faculty Development Program
  • Kelley Skeff (USA) – Faculty Development in Teaching: Ongoing Challenges & New Opportunities
  • Linda Snell (Canada) – Faculty development to enhance role modeling and reflection
  • John Spencer (UK) – Developing Community Based Faculty
  • Olle ten Cate (Netherlands) – Faculty Development: Starting with Students
9:00 Research Presentations
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Symposium on “The State of the Art and Science of Faculty Development”

Peter McLeod (Canada) – moderator

Karen Leslie (Canada) – moderator

  • John Spencer (UK) – What works in faculty development? What do we know and what do we still need to find out?
  • LuAnn Wilkerson (USA) – Using Sound Design in Faculty Development Evaluation and Research
12:30 Buffet Lunch
13:30 Workshops and Research Presentations
15:00 Refreshment Break
15:30 Workshops and Research Presentations
17:00 Adjournment
17:00 Social Event

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011

Building a Global Community
7:45-8:45 Breakfast and Thematic Small Groups Discussions Led By:

  • Brownie Anderson (USA) – The Scholarship of Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Helen Batty (Canada) – Faculty Development: How Should It be Funded
  • Miriam Boillat (Canada) – Barriers and Facilitators of Faculty Development
  • Diane Clavet (Canada) – How to Link Faculty Evaluation and Faculty Development
  • Jason Frank (Canada) – Faculty development for competency-based education
  • Matthew Gwee (Singapore) – Cross-Cultural Implications of Faculty Development
  • Larry Gruppen (USA) – How do we evaluate the effectiveness of faculty development programs
  • Karen Leslie (Canada) – The Role of Mentoring in Academia
  • Judy McKimm (New Zealand) – Developing Faculty to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders: Challenges & Strategies
  • Ineke Molenaar (Netherlands) – Can We Use Teacher Portfolios as an Assessment Tool?
  • Nancy Searle (USA) – Faculty Recognition as a Component of Faculty Development
  • Charlotte Silen (Sweden) – Using FD to Enhance the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Ivan Silver (Canada) – Starting Up a Faculty Development Program
  • Kelley Skeff (USA) – Faculty Development in Teaching: Ongoing Challenges & New Opportunities
  • Linda Snell (Canada) – Faculty development to enhance role modeling and reflection
  • John Spencer (UK) – Developing Community Based Faculty
  • Olle ten Cate (Netherlands) – Faculty Development: Starting with Students
9:00 Interactive Plenary on “Building a Global Community of Practice”

Pablo Pulido (Venezuela) – moderator

Ivan Silver (Canada) – moderator

  • Brownie Anderson (USA)
  • Jill Shaver (Canada)
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Workshops and Research Presentations
12:30 Box Lunch
13:15 Conference Synthesis

Matthew Gwee (Singapore) – moderator

  • Diane Clavet (Canada)
  • Jason Frank (Canada)
14:00 Closing Remarks

  • Ivan Silver
  • Yvonne Steinert
14:30 Adjournment