Scholarship in Teaching: An Approach to Enhancing the Value and Academic Standing of Teaching
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Scholarship in Teaching: An Approach to Enhancing the Value and Academic Standing of Teaching K. K. Papp 1,2
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M. D. Altose 3 & A. L. Wilson-Delfosse 4 & P. A. Thomas 5
Accepted: 11 September 2020 # International Association of Medical Science Educators 2020
Abstract Background In our effort to increase the value and academic standing of teaching, we implemented an initiative focused on scholarship in teaching. Our program was narrowly focused, project-based, peer-reviewed, resource-neutral, and open to all faculty. Faculty members are invited annually to submit a description of their educational projects in keeping with Glassick’s criteria. Our purpose was to assess the effects of this award program. Method We reviewed the distribution of applications over a 3-year period and determined the academic departments, academic rank of applicants, and focus of projects. A questionnaire assessed applicants’ perceptions of the value of participation, its contribution to promotion and advancement, and its role in subsequent dissemination activities. Results Slightly fewer than half (60 of 124, 48%) of the applications submitted during 2016 through 2018 were judged by peer review to meet Glassick’s criteria for scholarship and received the award. Most applicants were junior faculty, and most applications were from the department of medicine though all departments who taught students in core clinical rotations were represented during the years studied. The projects that were awarded were more likely to be disseminated when compared with those who were not awarded. Lessons Learned Our scholarship in teaching program seemingly advanced educational scholarship among teaching faculty and provided a way of recognizing projects that advanced educational initiatives. Further efforts are required to promote support from departmental leadership, to enhance faculty participation, and to encourage success through mentoring and assistance in project preparation. Keywords Peer-review . Scholarship . Teaching
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* K. K. Papp [email protected] 1
Department of General Medical Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Health Education Campus, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
Schools of medicine and their affiliated academic health centers have long been committed to the tripartite mission of education, research, and service. Maintaining an appropriate balance among these components continues as an ongoing concern [1, 2]. Research activity as measured by grant support and publications weighs most heavily for academic recognition and promotion [3, 4]. Clinical faculty are faced with increasing demands for patient care services up
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