Faculty Development in Medical Education Impacts Clinician Educators’ Role Identity and Sense of Community

Faculty development programs (FDP) can increase clinician educators’ (CE) teaching skills and confidence. The impact of FDP on faculty’s role as educators and their sense of an educator community is less well understood. We evaluated the impact of participation in the Education for Educators program (E4E) on these issues through structured debriefs with participants after they completed the E4E program and then interviews one year later. Participants noted an increased identification with their community of educators. Longitudinal FDP in medical education for CE can lead to a greater appreciation for the role of an educator, and identification with a COE.