FACULTY - AGENTS OF CHANGE

In medical schools and residencies, the faculty in all settings and th rough all facets of the curriculum influence learners' skills, attitud es, and behaviors. Mentorship and role modeling are powerful forces in shaping a professional. To positively affect the number of students s eeking to enter the generalist specialties, the faculty community will need reevaluation, expansion, and professional development. This pape r discusses some of the hurdles for institutional leaders and offers p ragmatic suggestions for beginning the process of retooling the facult y. A matrix is presented to describe the multifaceted faculty required for educating the generalist.