Teaching Faculty about Substance Abuse: Evaluating Clinical Competence and Professional Development |
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| Authors: | Antonnette V Graham PhD Mary Altpeter MSW MPA Stephanie Emmitt-Myers MSSA Theodore V Parran Jr MD Stephen Zyzanski PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Family Medicine , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio, USA;2. North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA;3. Department of Family Medicine , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio, USA;4. St. Vincent Charity Hospital and Health Center , USA;5. Department of Medicine , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This report describes the evaluation of a faculty development program implemented to address the deficit in physicians' clinical and teaching competence regarding substance abuse. Participants in the university hospital program included faculty fellows from five departments. Annual, random chart audits assessed changes in rates of substance use documentation by residents supervised and not supervised by the fellows. Paired t tests assessed changes in fellows' knowledge. The report includes results from the fellows' program evaluations, interviews, and professional development, including publications, funding, research activities, and presentations. Charting of alcohol use by residents supervised by a faculty fellow improved significantly. Fellows also showed marked increases in knowledge and professional development. A longitudinal, interactive faculty development program is a viable means of increasing clinical and teaching skills. The required comprehensive evaluation is achieved through the use of multidimensional methods described above. |
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| Keywords: | multidisciplinary faculty development substance abuse |
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