title: The Essential Role of Educator Development: 10 Years of the ACC Emerging Faculty Program.
abstract: The American College of Cardiology Emerging Faculty program was developed in 2005 to promote a systematic approach to "educate the educators" through training and mentorship. A primary focus of the program is the biennial Teaching Skills Workshop, which has had 130 participants since its inception and is focused on the concepts of effective adult learning, curriculum design, and optimization of presentation skills. A survey of participants (80 respondents of 130 total participants) found that the majority stated that participation in the program had a large impact on their ability to apply instructional design principles (49%) and present in face-to-face settings (47%), and it had a moderately large to large positive impact on their personal careers. Thus, the Emerging Faculty program combines several elements of the College's strategic plan in a single program that provides member value to early career professionals and sustained benefit for the cardiovascular community and patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: aauseon@uic.edu.
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Auseon
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Patrick T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: O'Gara
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Imaging Consultants, Edina, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klodas
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: CME by Design, Santee, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Marcia J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Professional Resource Network, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Marvin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Konstam
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Rick A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000193:education; D014481:United States
keywords: cardiology; education; fellowship; mentorship; teaching