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Abstract
Background: Changing concepts of education have led many medical schools to adopt student-centred approaches to teaching, requiring different teaching competencies than more traditional approaches.
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate whether participation in a faculty development (FD) programme had a positive effect on veterinary medical teachers’ perceptions of their competence in seven different teaching roles.
Method: All teaching staff of a veterinary medical school (251) were invited to complete a questionnaire asking about their perceived competence in seven teaching roles. A stepwise multiple linear regression analysis examined the effect of the completion of a FD programme on perceived teaching competence.
Results: There was a significant positive effect of the FD programme on teachers’ perceived competence in majority of the teaching roles at issue.
Conclusions: FD appeared to have a positive effect on the perceived competence of veterinary medical teachers. Further research should investigate whether FD actually results in improved teaching performance.
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T. B. B. Boerboom
TOBIAS B. B. BOERBOOM, DVM, is a PhD student at the Chair Quality Improvement in Veterinary Education, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University (FVMU), The Netherlands.
D. H. J. M. Dolmans
DIANA H. J. M. DOLMANS, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Development and Research at Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
A. M. M. Muijtjens
ARNO M. M. MUIJTJENS, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Development and Research at Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
A. D. C. Jaarsma
DEBBIE JAARSMA, DVM, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Quality Improvement in Veterinary Education at the FVMU, The Netherlands.
P. VAN Beukelen
PETER VAN BEUKELEN, DVM, PhD, is a Professor of Quality Improvement in Veterinary Education at the FVMU, The Netherlands.
A. J. J. A. Scherpbier
ALBERT J. J. A. SCHERPBIER, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Quality Improvement in Medical Education and scientific director of the Institute for Medical Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences at Maastricht University, The Netherlands.