The Health Professions Educator
A Practical Guide for New and Established Faculty

The Health Professions Educator
A Practical Guide for New and Established Faculty
Gerald Kayingo, PhD, PA-C
Virginia McCoy Hass, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-C, PA-C
This is the only book for new and mid-career faculty that delivers practical, evidence-based strategies for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other clinical professionals teaching in advanced health provider education programs. The text disseminates interprofessional teaching and learning strategies that can be used across advanced clinical disciplines. It also features sample curricula and syllabi, lecture tips, evaluation strategies, and in-depth information about state-of-the-art technology and virtual classrooms.
Key pedagogical principles set a firm foundation for both novice and experienced educators, and practical applications and case examples offer concrete reinforcement. The text describes how to design and implement a curriculum that promotes cognitive diversity and inclusion, and examines ways to encourage leadership and scholarship. It addresses methods for fostering active learning and clinical reasoning through the use of technology, simulation, distance education, and student-centered pedagogy. Edited by experienced physician assistant and nurse practitioner faculty who are leaders in interprofessional education, the book distills the insight and expertise of top physician assistant, nursing, and physician educators and provides valuable tools that help faculty become effective educators in the United States and abroad.
Key Features:
- Delivers cutting-edge “tools of the trade” for advanced health professions educators
- Provides evidence-based strategies for interprofessional education
- Describes key pedagogical principles for both beginning and advanced educators
- Includes strategies to promote diversity and inclusiveness in the teaching environment
- Weaves in practical applications and case examples
- Offers strategies for faculty to establish and maintain work–life balance
- Includes digital ancillary materials for faculty use
Contents
Contributors
Reviewers
Foreword Alfred M. Sadler Jr., MD, FACP; Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN, FAAN, FAANP; and Jonathan Bowser, MS, PA-C
Preface
PART I. CURRICULUM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
1. Learner-Centered Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Dipu Patel-Junankar
2. Curriculum Design
Holly West, Camille Termini Loftin, and Clifford L. Snyder
3. Competencies and Milestones
Mary L. Warner
4. Curriculum Mapping
Carrie A. Calloway
5. Interprofessional Education: What, Why, When, and How?
Kevin Lohenry, Désirée Lie, Ashley Halle, and Sae Byul (Sarah) Ma
PART II. ACTIVE TEACHING–LEARNING METHODOLOGIES
6. Problem-Based Learning
Susan Hawkins, Judy Truscott, and Alyssa Abebe
7. Team-Based Learning
Victoria Wallace and Lisa Walker
8. Flipping the Classroom Without Tears
Amy A. Nichols
9. Technology in the Classroom
Nina Multak
10. Using Social Media and Big Data to Facilitate Teaching and Learning in Health Professions
Bianca Belcher and Jessica Duff
11. Distance Education Strategies
Susan E. White
PART III. CLINICAL EDUCATION
12. Recruiting and Maintaining Clinical Training Sites
Andrew P. Chastain
13. Simulation in Clinical Education
Natalie Walkup, Carolina Wishner, and April Gardner
14. Interprofessional Education in the Clinical Setting
Angel K. Chen, Tamatha Arms, Barbara L. Jones, Jeffrey Okamoto, Noell Rowan, and Evaon C. Wong-Kim
15. International Clinical Education
Nicholas M. Hudak, Dennis Clements, and Michael V. Relf
16. Service Learning
Hoonani Cuadrado, Sharon E. Connor, Corinne Feldman, and Mary Marfisee
17. Creating a Career Development Curriculum: Facilitating Transition to Professional Practice
Bonnie Jo Hanson and Matt Casey
PART IV. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
18. Diverse Learner Assessment Strategies
Marie Meckel, Nadia Cobb, Aviwe Mgobozi, Evelien E. Cellissen, Kristen Burrows, Theresa J. Riethle, and Htin Zaw Soe
19. Professionalism
April Gardner, Natalie Walkup, and Carolina Wishner
20. Learner Assessment and Remediation
Jeanie McHugo
PART V. PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
21. Equity Pedagogy: Applying Multicultural Education in Health Professions Learning Environments
Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, David Acosta, Debra Bakerjian, Jann Murray-García, and Hendry Ton
22. Minority Faculty: Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement
Karen Mulitalo, Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, Darin T. Ryujin, and Maha B. Lund
23. Achieving Inclusive Excellence
Kenyon Railey, Jacqueline S. Barnett, and DeShana Collett
PART VI. PROMOTING LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP
24. Effective Ways to Promote Scholarship: The Academic Scholarship Portfolio
Douglas Brock and Susan Symington
25. Scholarship Reconsidered for Health Professions Educators
Karl Terryberry and Gerald Kayingo
26. Promoting Academic and Student Leadership
Reamer L. Bushardt, Teri L. Capshaw, and Sonia J. Crandall
27. Giving and Receiving Feedback
Craig Keenan
28. Successful Mentoring: Socialization of Faculty and Students
Ruth Ballweg
29. Creating a Faculty and Student Mentoring Program
Michael Estrada and Laura Estrada
30. Managing Up and Managing Down: Getting Along With Others
Ruth Ballweg
PART VII. PROGRAM OPERATIONS
31. Admissions Best Practices
Mariah Kindle and Douglas Brock
32. Legal Matters for the Health Professions Educator
Gerald R. Weniger and John F. Knight
33. Creating a Culture of Restorative Justice
Joao Salm, Gerald Kayingo, and Virginia McCoy Hass
34. Work–Life Balance for the Health Professions Educator
Patrick Auth and Michael Howley
35. Mindfulness for Health Professions Educators
Brenda Gustin
PART VIII. CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
36. Postgraduate Fellowships and Residency Programs
Vasco Deon Kidd, Dennis Tankersley, and Virginia McCoy Hass
37. Doctoral Education for Physician Assistants: Demand, Design, and Drawbacks
Lucy W. Kibe and James F. Cawley
38. Nurturing Social Accountability and Community Engagement
Nadia Cobb, Amy Clithero, Fortunato Cristobal, Julian Fisher, Sarah Larkins, Lyn Middleton, André-Jacques Neusy, Robyn Preston, Simone J. Ross, Roger Strasser, and Torres Woolley
Index

- Release Date: August 28, 2017
- Paperback / softback
- 464 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- ISBN: 9780826177179
- eBook ISBN: 9780826177186