Integrating Graduates of a National Faculty Development Program Into a Community of Practice

The Educational Scholars Program (ESP) started as a national 3-year faculty development (FD) program for pediatric educators. Fourteen years later, the ESP has grown into a larger community of practice (CoP). The purpose of this study was to identify programmatic processes that serve as bridges or barriers to integrating ESP graduates into the CoP.A cross-sectional survey was sent to 126 ESP graduates. Based on their self-reported level of...