(Re)Engaging Faculty During and After a Health Pandemic: Programmatic Strategies for Learning and Wellness

ABSTRACT

This article describes the impact of targeted programs on faculty reengagement at one hospital and medical school over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing theories grounded in the literature of both the constructs of employee engagement and scholarship of engagement, the authors implemented flexible faculty learning environments, enhanced social connections, and elevated wellness as a strategic initiative across the educational continuum. Institutions may look to these efforts to pilot such programs in their respective settings when seeking to reengage faculty at all ranks.