title: [Barriers for faculty development in medical education: a qualitative study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Since 2000, the medical school of the Catholic University of Chile (EMUC) has offered courses for its faculty as part of a Diploma in Medical Education (DEM). However by 2009, 41% of faculty had never taken any courses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the reasons why faculty choose not to participate in these courses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Semi-structured interviews to seven faculty members, all of whom have an active role in teaching but who had not taken any DEM courses. The sampling was intentional and guided by theory. Based on Grounded theory, the data was analyzed using open, axial and selective coding.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three categories emerged from the analysis. First, the characteristics of a "good teacher" and what it means to be a good teacher. Second, the current status of teaching. Third, the barriers to participate in courses of DEM. Non-attendance is multifactorial; teaching is seen as a natural skill that is difficult to be trained, teaching has a lower priority than other activities, and there are many barriers perceived for attendance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With these results we developed a model to explain the reasons why faculty choose not to participate in these courses. The lower value of teaching and the multiple roles that teachers have, are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. luzmonte@med.puc.cl
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Triviño
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sirhan
authors.forename: Philippa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leiva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002677:Chile; D004501:Education, Medical; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013192:Staff Development / Q000592:standards*