The BEME review also highlighted specific features that contribute
to the effectiveness of formal faculty development activities.
These ‘key features’ incorporated the role of experiential learning
and the importance of applying what had been learnt; the provision
of feedback; effective peer relationships, which included the value
of role modelling, exchange of information and collegial support;
well-designed interventions that followed principles of teaching
and learning; and the use of multiple instructional methods to
achieve intended objectives. Awareness of these components can
help teachers to choose effective programmes