title: Types of faculty development programs.
abstract: This paper offers an overview of faculty development program types, with references to specific programs described in the recent literature. Faculty development programs have been categorized in a number of ways. This review uses a variation of those typologies and suggests six types of faculty development activities: 1) organizational strategies, 2) fellowships, 3) comprehensive local programs, 4) workshops and seminars, 5) continuing medical education, and 6) individual activities. While these categories provide a conceptual basis for distinguishing among programs, actual programs in use often contain elements of more than on type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA. jau@worf.evms.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ullian
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Stritter
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D014481:United States