Table 1.
Example of the SAFRI two-year fellowship programme
| Sessions | Topics for discussion | Time frame |
|---|---|---|
| Distance learning session 1 | Research and evaluation: | 10 weeks in Year 1 |
| •Literature review and writing a research question | ||
| On-site session 1 | •Welcome | 7 days in Year 1 |
| •Team work | ||
| •Understanding your leadership style | ||
| •Project planning and design | ||
| •Change management | ||
| •Conflict management | ||
| •21st century leadership | ||
| •Sustaining change | ||
| Distance Learning session 2 | Leadership: | 10 weeks in Year 1 |
| •Leadership in Health Professions Education | ||
| •Understanding and managing self | ||
| •Understanding and managing others | ||
| •Team building | ||
| Distance Learning session 3 | Student Assessment: | 10 weeks in Year 1 |
| •Blue printing | ||
| Off-site session | Project implementation | 6-9 months in Year 1 |
| Project write up | ||
| On-site session 2 | •Welcome and re-entry | 5 days in Year 2 |
| •Programme evaluation | ||
| •Electronic portfolio development | ||
| •Poster presentation of project | ||
| •Scholarship of education | ||
| •7-minute conference presentation | ||
| •Curriculum design | ||
| •How to set up an OSCE workshop | ||
| •Feedback and portfolios | ||
| •Interactive teaching | ||
| •Work-based learning | ||
| •Setting up a faculty development workshop | ||
| On-site session 3 | •Welcome and re-entry | 4 days in Year 2 |
| •Blueprinting workshop | ||
| •Writing MCQs workshop | ||
| •Article writing clinic | ||
| •Attendance of the South African Association of Health Educationalists’ Conference |