Building Sustainable Professional Development Programs: Applying Strategies From Implementation Science to Translate Evidence Into Practice.
Introduction: Multisite and national professional development (PD) programs for educators are challenging to establish. Use of implementation science (IS) frameworks designed to convert evidence-based intervention methods into effective health care practice may help PD developers translate proven ed...
| Published in: | Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 106 - 116 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Spring2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=123642171&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 123642171 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08941912 9O0 jtl: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions issn: 08941912 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Spring2017 vid: 37 iid: 2 pid: 433 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 123642171 123642171 123642171 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000151 123642171 ppf: 106 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Building Sustainable Professional Development Programs: Applying Strategies From Implementation Science to Translate Evidence Into Practice. aug: au: Baldwin, Constance D. Chandran, Latha Gusic, Maryellen E. affil: Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, Co-Director, General Pediatrics Fellowship Program, and Founding Director, Academic Pediatric Association Educational Scholars Program sug: subj: Professional Development Program Implementation Faculty Education Professional Practice, Evidence-Based Models, Theoretical Conceptual Framework ab: Introduction: Multisite and national professional development (PD) programs for educators are challenging to establish. Use of implementation science (IS) frameworks designed to convert evidence-based intervention methods into effective health care practice may help PD developers translate proven educational methods and models into successful, well-run programs. Implementation of the national Educational Scholars Program (ESP) is used to illustrate the value of the IS model. Methods: Four adaptable elements of IS are described: (1) replication of an evidence-based model, (2) systematic stages of implementation, (3) management of implementation using three implementation drivers, and (4) demonstration of program success through measures of fidelity to proven models and sustainability. Results: Implementation of the ESP was grounded on five established principles and methods for successful PD. The process was conducted in four IS stages over 10 years: Exploration, Installation, Initial Implementation, and Full Implementation. To ensure effective and efficient processes, attention to IS implementation drivers helped to manage organizational relationships, build competence in faculty and scholars, and address leadership challenges. We describe the ESP's fidelity to evidence-based structures and methods, and offer three examples of sustainability efforts that enabled achievement of targeted program outcomes, including academic productivity, strong networking, and career advancement of scholars. Discussion: Application of IS frameworks to program implementation may help other PD programs to translate evidence-based methods into interventions with enhanced impact. A PD program can follow systematic developmental stages and be operationalized by practical implementation drivers, thereby creating successful and sustainable interventions that promote the academic vitality of health professions educators. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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