About our Conference

Since Drs. Ivan Silver (University of Toronto) and Yvonne Steinert (McGill University) started the concept of an International Faculty Development Conference, there has been 5 years of progress, a summary of which can be seen below.

Four Biannual Conferences:

In Toronto, together with CCME, in 2011
In Prague, together with AMEE, in 2013
In Singapore, together with APMEC, in 2015
In Helsinki, together with AMEE, in 2017

Conference goals have included the following:

To bring together international faculty development leaders and educators in the academic health sciences
To share best practices and current research in faculty development
To foster a global community of leaders in the field.

Conference themes have included:

Faculty development programs and innovations
Research and scholarly activity in FD
Developing individuals
Interprofessional and team-based learning
Workplace learning
Affirming global connections and advancing diversity

Conference activities have included:

Interactive plenary sessions and panel discussions
Small group discussions
Workshops
Research presentations and paper sessions
Poster sessions
Networking events

We are also pleased to announce that the 5th International FACDEV Conference will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, together with ICRE, in September 2019. Abstracts are now being accepted!