MODELing Growth: Effect of Targeted Faculty Development for Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration Clinician Educators

Julia Armendariz; Matthew Soltys; Lily Huang; Dinithi Iddawela; Livia Anderson; Violet Evans; Sandra Woolson; Jennifer Zervakis; Paul A Dennis; Heather King; Laura Caputo

doi:10.1007/s11606-026-10703-0

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MODELing Growth: Effect of Targeted Faculty Development for Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration Clinician Educators

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MODELing Growth: Effect of Targeted Faculty Development for Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration Clinician Educators

Julia Armendariz, Matthew Soltys, Lily Huang, Dinithi Iddawela, Livia Anderson, Violet Evans, Sandra Woolson, Jennifer Zervakis, Paul A Dennis, Heather King, …

Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM

08/25/2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10703-0

PMID: 42642704

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Abstract

Hospitalists within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) carry the important responsibility of educating health professions trainees in the United States (US), but no dedicated faculty development program existed to support them. Project MODEL (Maximizing Ongoing Development in Educational Leadership) is a pilot faculty development intervention that provides a no-cost series tailored to empower hospitalist clinician educators at geographically and culturally diverse VA Medical Centers. Thirty-six VA sites participated in MODEL with 417 total attendees. Sites included 14 rural and 22 nonrural in the continental US and Puerto Rico. Project MODEL is a 5-h virtual faculty development series that covers common topics applicable to VA hospitalists. Rural and nonrural sites were paired to maximize relationship building and knowledge sharing across diverse practice environments. Post-series survey results showed significantly higher affinity for teaching and understanding of educational roles, increased confidence in teaching skills, and plans to increase frequency of behaviors associated with highly effective clinician educators. This initial program evaluation of Project MODEL provides promising results that our series improves clinician educator attitudes and confidence and may increase effective teaching behaviors among VA hospitalists.

Rural Health

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Faculty, medical/education

Hospitalists

Education, medical

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Title: Subtitle: MODELing Growth: Effect of Targeted Faculty Development for Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration Clinician Educators
Creators: Julia Armendariz - VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Matthew Soltys - University of Iowa
Lily Huang - Durham VA Health Care System
Dinithi Iddawela - VA Northern California Health Care System
Livia Anderson - Durham VA Health Care System
Violet Evans - Durham VA Health Care System
Sandra Woolson - Durham VA Health Care System
Jennifer Zervakis - Durham VA Health Care System
Paul A Dennis - Duke University
Heather King - Durham VA Health Care System
Laura Caputo - Durham VA Health Care System
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10703-0
PMID: 42642704
NLM abbreviation: J Gen Intern Med
ISSN: 0884-8734
eISSN: 1525-1497
Publisher: Springer Nature
Grant note: NOMAD PROG-0000105 / Office of Rural Health
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 08/25/2026
Academic Unit: General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9985220841302771

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