{"id":2202,"date":"2023-06-14T15:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faimer.org\/news\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2023-06-14T15:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:41:28","slug":"study-examines-faimer-institutes-impact-on-international-health-professions-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faimer.org\/news\/2023\/06\/study-examines-faimer-institutes-impact-on-international-health-professions-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Examines FAIMER Institutes\u2019 Impact on International Health Professions Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAIMER\u2019s global faculty development programs have resulted in a vibrant international network of health professions educators and have positively impacted participants\u2019 careers, their higher education institutions, and even the health professions education (HPE) policies of entire countries, according to a recent study conducted by FAIMER and published in the journal Academic Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

FAIMER\u00ae<\/a>, a member of Intealth\u2122<\/a>, offers global faculty development programs through its flagship International FAIMER Institute<\/a> and 10 FAIMER Regional Institutes<\/a> in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The goal of these Institutes is to provide professional development curricula in health professions education and leadership for international health professions faculty who have demonstrated the potential to play a key role in advancing health professions education for improving health at their institutions or within their countries.<\/p>\n

\"FAIMER<\/a>

Officials from FAIMER, Makerere University, and Mbarara University of Science and Technology sign ceremonial certificates on May 10 to officially launch the new Eastern Africa FAIMER Regional Institute.<\/p><\/div>\n

Titled \u201cFAIMER Global Faculty Development: A Sustainable Partnership Model to Advance Health Professions Education<\/a>,\u201d the article in Academic Medicine<\/em> was written by Rashmi Vyas, MD, MHPE; Page S. Morahan, PhD; Shiyao Yuan, MS, MSEd; Eliana Amaral, MD, PhD; Vanessa Burch, MD, PhD; Henry H. Campos, MD, PhD; Snigdha Mukherjee, PhD; Jessica Salt, MD, MBE; Avinash Supe, MBBS, MS, MHPE; Marta van Zanten, PhD; and Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe International FAIMER Institute launched in 2001 and the first Regional Institute opened in 2005, so we now have more than 20 years of data and research that demonstrate the positive impact of FAIMER\u2019s Institutes on the advancement of health professions education throughout the world,\u201d said Dr. Rashmi Vyas, Senior Associate at FAIMER, Lead of FAIMER\u2019s Global Programs, and the article\u2019s primary author. \u201cOur lessons learned will be useful as we and others continue to build global capacity in health professions education in our increasingly interconnected world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants in FAIMER\u2019s Institutes, known as FAIMER Fellows, submit education innovation projects that are endorsed by their institutions. These projects serve as the focal point for the application of the Fellows\u2019 learning as they work toward implementing their projects at their respective institutions. According to the study, these education innovation projects demonstrate the institutional impact of FAIMER Fellowship programs.<\/p>\n

Fellows\u2019 responses to a questionnaire on the impact of their projects show that:<\/p>\n

\n