ArticleBMC medical education2026
Acceptability and feasibility of a faculty development programme for medical and dental academics in Ghana.
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backgroundUniversal health coverage is more likely to be achieved by competency-based education of health workers than by traditional, time-based learning. Large-scale transitions in pedagogical approaches to such health worker education require effective faculty development. This research aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a UK-based faculty development programme tailored for medical and dental educators within the Ghanaian context.
methodsA series of faculty development workshops was provided by a UK-based medical programme, focussing on facilitating the transition from didactic teaching to competence-based medical and dental education. Perceptions of feasibility and acceptability were captured from participants through a post-intervention survey and semi-structured interviews, both utilising the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability, and analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsFrom 27 survey and 15 interview participants representing leaders in medical and dental education in Ghana, the faculty development workshops were positively received, perceived as effectively delivering pedagogical content relevant to medical and dental education in a way that was both engaging and applicable to the local context. Participants felt confident in applying the taught concepts such as clinical placement supervision and clinical reasoning, as well as confident in leading broader uptake of competency-based medical and dental education across educational institutions in Ghana. Conflicting priorities and high workloads for medical and dental educators were perceived as the main barriers to participation and uptake of the workshops nationally.
conclusionContinuing professional development with contemporary pedagogical approaches is considered essential by educators for training the next generation of health professionals.
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