Needs assessment for faculty development in health professions education at a medical university in Karachi, Pakistan Authors Tabassum Zehra Department of Educational Development, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Sana Saeed Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Rahila Ali Department of Educational Development, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Amber Sultan Department of Educational Development and Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Areeba Hussain Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2154-9188 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.5229 Abstract Faculty Development (FD) embraces all educational activities used by teachers to improve their knowledge and skills for enhancing their academic competencies. This study aimed to identify the areas in Health Professions Education (HPE) in which formal faculty development is required. A needs assessment survey was conducted from among the faculty members at the Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, Pakistan, and the French Medical Institute for Mother and Children, Afghanistan. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.0 and reported frequencies and percentages according to various academic tracks. Competency-based curricula (51%), providing effective feedback (51%), developing Objective Structured Clinical Exam (51%), and clinical supervision (48%) were identified as significant areas for faculty development. Faculty in clinician teacher and clinician educator track require advanced training, i.e., Masters and PhD in HPE. The needs assessment facilitated prioritising the areas for FD. This will contribute to enhancing academic practices and inculcating the culture of lifelong learning. Author Biographies Tabassum Zehra, Department of Educational Development, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Assistant Professor, Department for Educational Development Sana Saeed, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Rahila Ali, Department of Educational Development, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Senior Instructor, Department for Educational Development Amber Sultan, Department of Educational Development and Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Senior Instructor, Department for Educational Development and Department for Surgery Areeba Hussain, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Research Associate, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-12-15 How to Cite Tabassum Zehra, Sana Saeed, Rahila Ali, Amber Sultan, & Hussain, A. (2022). Needs assessment for faculty development in health professions education at a medical university in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(1), 147–149. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.5229 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 1 (2023): JANUARY Section Short Communication / Short Report