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VA Boston Healthcare System First Friday Faculty Development Presentation Series

A multidisciplinary online and in-person continuing education program utilizing the teaching, research, awards, interprofessional, networking (TRAIN) framework has provided nearly 1,000 credits for health care professionals across multiple specialties.
Federal Practitioner. 2019 November;36(11)a:514-516
November 5, 2019|Federal Practitioner
David R. Topor, PhD, MS-HPEd;Andrew Budson, MD
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David Topor is a Clinical Psychologist and the Associate Director of Healthcare Professional Education, and Andrew Budson is the Associate Chief of Staff for Education, both at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Massachusetts. David Topor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Andrew Budson is a Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine.
Correspondence: David Topor (david.topor@va.gov)

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The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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Discussion

Overall, participants reported that the presentations were effective in teaching content, they acquired new knowledge, and they can apply this knowledge in future teaching. Participants reported satisfaction with the training activities and that the content was presented in a fair and unbiased manner. Further, they reported the training environment was effective, and they would recommend the training to others.

Conclusion

VABHS will continue to identify mechanisms to further disseminate and enhance this programming, particularly in rural areas, where there is a shortage of faculty development programming.2 We will continue to assess the impact of these presentations on many factors, including patient safety and veteran satisfaction with their health care. We will also seek to understand how many total participants attend each presentation, as we currently have data only from participants who completed the satisfaction survey.

We invite faculty members from all VA AMCs and training sites to attend future presentations. Information about upcoming presentations is disseminated across multiple VA listservs; you can also e-mail the authors to receive notification of future presentations.

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