Creating Patient and Family Faculty Programs
This publication can help create ways for patients and families to be educators in graduate and undergraduate programs, and to be actively involved in staff orientation and development programs. This resource includes recommendations for recruitment, training, and support for patient and family faculty. Over 50 programs are highlighted.
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Creating Patient and Family Faculty Programs
Table of Contents
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Introduction and Rationale
Introduces the concept of patient and family faculty programs and the importance of integrating family-centered principles and teaching strategies in medical education and in the education of other health care professionals.
Roles for Patient and Family Faculty
Outlines and gives examples of the teaching roles that patients and family members can assume. Among the roles discussed are sharing personal stories in a variety of settings, participating in small-group discussions, making presentations at teaching conferences, developing and co-instructing courses, serving as patient and family advocates, and welcoming students on home visits.
Planning a Patient and Family Faculty Program
Provides examples of several ways patient and family faculty programs have been initiated. Describes major steps in planning.
The Patient and Family Faculty Program Coordinator
Describes the administrative, educational and liaison functions of the program coordinator. Outlines key characteristics and skills needed by the individual appointed to this post. Includes sample job descriptions and a discussion of where the coordinator fits within various organizational structures.
Recruiting Patient and Family Faculty
Suggests issues to consider in recruiting patient and family faculty and in screening applicants for these positions. Includes advice on defining the qualities or criteria to be used in assessing candidates, examples of effective recruitment strategies, and tips on screening and interviewing.
Orientation, Training, and Support
Describes how to orient new patient and family faculty to the institution and their teaching roles. Offers detailed information on how to set up a successful training program, including guidelines for sharing personal experiences and tips for making a formal presentation. Training ideas are presented for a variety of roles patient and family members may take on. Concludes with guidelines on how to provide ongoing support for patient and family faculty members.
Preparing Students and Trainees for Learning from Patients and Families
Outlines key issues in preparing students and trainees for learning from patients and families.
Compensation for Patient and Family Faculty
Provides suggestions on ways in which patient and family educators may be compensated for their work.
Evaluation
Emphasizes the importance of evaluation as a tool for continuous quality improvement and for assessment of program outcomes and student learning. Includes discussion on securing ongoing input from both patients/families and trainees.
Appendices
- Annotated Bibliography.
- websites and Other Resources.
- Program Index.
- Patient- and Family-Centered Medical Education: A Self-Assessment Tool Inventory for Medical Schools.
- Presentations by Patients and Families: Staff Liaison Coordination and Preparation Roles.
- The Evolution of the Family Faculty Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
- Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences: The Family Competency Project.
- Resources from the Institute for Family-Centered Care.