Distance Medical Faculty Training Program

Keywords: Faculty development, medical teacher, distance education

Abstract

We present a distance training program for medical faculty based on various reference frameworks reported in the literature. The program aims to develop five basic skills: planning teaching, educating in the clinical setting, facilitating learning, teaching professionalism and medical ethics, and assessing learning. The program consists of the following modules: The Medical Educator and Didactic Planning, Clinical Teaching Strategies, Learning Strategies, Attitudinal Content Teaching Strategies, Evaluation Strategies, and The Reflective Practice of the Medical Educator. The instructional design and production were carried out on the Moodle platform, aimed at enabling faculty to understand the content, apply it in their teaching practice, and reflect on its usefulness for resident learning. As part of the program, the roles of tutors participating in its implementation are defined, as their work is essential to facilitate, provide feedback, and motivate participants’ learning.

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Author Biographies

Magali Fabiola Vega-Rodríguez

Subdivisión de Medicina Familiar, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cd. Mx., México.

Carlos Alonso Rivero-López

Subdivisión de Medicina Familiar, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cd. Mx., México.

Irma Jiménez-Galván

Subdivisión de Medicina Familiar, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cd. Mx., México.

Published
01-04-2025
How to Cite
Vega-Rodríguez, M., Rivero-López, C., & Jiménez-Galván, I. (2025). Distance Medical Faculty Training Program. Medical Education Research Journal, 14(54), 118-125. https://doi.org/10.22201/fm.20075057e.2025.54.24653
Section
Medical education research methodology

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