Towards organizational development for sustainable high-quality medical teaching

• Published in: Perspectives on medical education Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 28 - 40
• Main Authors: Engbers, Rik, de Caluwé, Léon I. A., Stuyt, Paul M. J., Fluit, Cornelia R. M. G., Bolhuis, Sanneke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 01.02.2013; Ubiquity Press
• Subjects: Education; Medical Education; Original Paper; Medical teaching; Organizational development; Faculty development
• ISSN: 2212-2761; 2212-277X; 2212-277X
• DOI: 10.1007/s40037-013-0043-6

Literature shows that faculty development programmes are not organizationally embedded in academic hospitals. This leaves medical teaching a low and informal status. The purpose of this article is to explore how organizational literature can strengthen our understanding of embedding faculty development in organizational development, and to provide a useful example of organizational development with regards to medical teaching and faculty development. Constructing a framework for organizational development from the literature, based on expert brainstorming. This framework is applied to a case study. A framework for organizational development is described. Applied in a context of medical teaching, these organizational insights show the process (and progress) of embedding faculty development in organizational development. Organizational development is a necessary condition for assuring sustainable faculty development for high-quality medical teaching. Organizational policies can only work in an organization that is developing. Recommendations for further development and future research are discussed.