Barriers and facilitators to the cultivation of communities of practice for faculty development in medical education: A scoping review.
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| Title: | Barriers and facilitators to the cultivation of communities of practice for faculty development in medical education: A scoping review. |
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| Authors: | Kitto, Simon1 simon.kitto@ntu.edu.sg, Fantaye, Arone Wondwossen2, Ghidinelli, Monica3, Andenmatten, Kokeb3, Thorley Wiedler, Jane3, de Boer, Kate3 |
| Source: | Medical Teacher. Oct2025, Vol. 47 Issue 10, p1654-1668. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Medical education, *Content analysis, *Teacher development, Medical information storage & retrieval systems, Communities of practice, Research funding, CINAHL database, Leadership, Descriptive statistics, Systematic reviews, MEDLINE, Medical coding |
| Geographic Terms: | Singapore |
| Abstract: | Background: Communities of practice (CoPs) have been promoted as a strategy to foster the professional development of faculty. In recent years, there have been a rising number of publications in the field of medical education that report on the impact of CoPs in faculty development (FD), as well as the factors that influence their cultivation. The objective of this scoping review was to comprehensively map the reported barriers and facilitators to cultivating CoPs for FD in medical education. Methods: The authors searched five electronic databases on 15 January 2022, and in a final update search on 4 August 2024. The authors used the updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research as an a priori coding framework to guide coding. The authors applied a quasi-statistical content analysis to quantify and draw meaning from the factors that constrain and support CoP formation, implementation and sustainability. Results: The authors generated 359 codes for barriers and facilitators from 25 included empirical and non-empirical articles, of which 295 codes (82%) were relevant to forming and implementing a CoP, and 64 (18%) relevant to sustaining a CoP. The main barriers and facilitators were related to: the sufficiency of structural, cultural and resource support; the availability and fit of required stakeholders; relevance to member needs; planning; member attraction and engagement; and reflection and evaluation of the CoP. Conclusions: This review highlights the key patterns and gaps in the emerging publications on CoP cultivation for FD in medical education, from their formation to their sustainability. There remain key unresolved problems and gaps in the evidence concerning how to create long-term participation successfully to sustain CoPs for FD in medical education. Although hybrid and virtual CoPs appear to be the way forward, there is still a need to account for individual member capabilities and needs, and the nature of the medical education context on CoP sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Background: Communities of practice (CoPs) have been promoted as a strategy to foster the professional development of faculty. In recent years, there have been a rising number of publications in the field of medical education that report on the impact of CoPs in faculty development (FD), as well as the factors that influence their cultivation. The objective of this scoping review was to comprehensively map the reported barriers and facilitators to cultivating CoPs for FD in medical education. Methods: The authors searched five electronic databases on 15 January 2022, and in a final update search on 4 August 2024. The authors used the updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research as an a priori coding framework to guide coding. The authors applied a quasi-statistical content analysis to quantify and draw meaning from the factors that constrain and support CoP formation, implementation and sustainability. Results: The authors generated 359 codes for barriers and facilitators from 25 included empirical and non-empirical articles, of which 295 codes (82%) were relevant to forming and implementing a CoP, and 64 (18%) relevant to sustaining a CoP. The main barriers and facilitators were related to: the sufficiency of structural, cultural and resource support; the availability and fit of required stakeholders; relevance to member needs; planning; member attraction and engagement; and reflection and evaluation of the CoP. Conclusions: This review highlights the key patterns and gaps in the emerging publications on CoP cultivation for FD in medical education, from their formation to their sustainability. There remain key unresolved problems and gaps in the evidence concerning how to create long-term participation successfully to sustain CoPs for FD in medical education. Although hybrid and virtual CoPs appear to be the way forward, there is still a need to account for individual member capabilities and needs, and the nature of the medical education context on CoP sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0142159X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0142159X.2025.2495628 |
