title: New faculty orientation in North American medical schools.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Little is known about common elements or "best practices" of new faculty orientation (NFO) programs in medical schools.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to examine school-wide NFO programs in North American medical schools.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the literature and conducted a web-based survey. Analyses included descriptive statistics and content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found little evidence of "best practices." Of the 106 responding schools (106/148=71.62%), 72 (67.9%) reported some type of school-wide NFO program. The typical program was organized by an Office of Faculty Affairs or Faculty Development, targeted broad goals, 4 to 8 hour long, offered early in the academic year, and used 2 or more presentation formats (e.g., oral, print).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the literature, this study appears to be the first comprehensive description of NFO programs in medical schools. Multiple types of NFO are needed to accommodate the diversity of faculty and faculty responsibilities. School-wide programs may serve best to develop institutional affiliation and collegiality.
authors.affiliation: Office of Medical Education Research and Development, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. schauv@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Sheila W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chauvin
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Elza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mylona
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013192:Staff Development; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires