The graduates openly discussed the course design, curriculum, faculty skills and pedagogy as well as academic infrastructure.
Interviewees described the over-arching role of the department as enhancing student learning and improving faculty skills as medical educators.
The transition from teacher to facilitator requires faculty to develop staff skills in PBL facilitation, through workshops and perhaps staff incentives [ 5- 9].
But because Harvey Mudd is an undergraduate institution, faculty members' skill in teaching is valued as highly as is research prowess.
Observation of clinical teaching is a powerful tool to develop faculty teaching skills.
The purpose of this study was to investigate self-reported confidence among clinical doctor of pharmacy faculty in skills essential for conducting educational research.
As an acknowledgment of the importance of university teaching and the value of faculty teaching skills, many research universities have established "centers for teaching and learning".
Similarly, Holmboe et al. (2010) state that in fact "… we know very little about effective faculty observation skills and behaviors".
At the time of the evaluation our tutors comprised the following groups: i) Faculty consultation skills lecturers (two psychologists, one social scientist, one general practitioner, one public health doctor, one ophthalmologist and a senior palliative care nurse).
The other factors that contributed to its success include open and challenging learning environment provided by the host institution, support from the School of Public Health faculty, the skills building courses, and the pro-activeness of Fellows to maximize learning opportunities.
