Presented By: Sarah Harendt, Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine
Co-Authors: Natalie Karp, Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine
Mariah Rudd, Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine
Shari Whicker, Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine

Purpose
Clinical faculty professional development to support HSSIP content creation and integration within clerkship learning environments is lacking in medical education and scholarly literature. VTCSOM and Carilion Clinic embarked on developing a "clinical champions" cohort model to increase knowledge across the breadth and depth of the AMA HSS framework and develop clinical educator role models who demonstrate and communicate an understanding of HSS in practice throughout the clinical environment. 

Methods
Faculty (n=9) from each core clerkship were selected by educational leadership and departmental chairpersons. Clinical Champions were required to attend nine, full-day sessions over 12 months and to develop a HSSIP curriculum element for respective clinical clerkships. Champions were granted 0.1% protected time for faculty development and curriculum creation. Participants completed individual session evaluations and a full program evaluation at the end of the experience. 

Results 
Champions attended nearly 100% of nine required sessions. Clinical Champions (n=9) found the following elements beneficial: HSS content delivery by internal and external presenters (100%); curriculum development sessions (75%); and group work with cohort peers (67%). At completion, 80% of Clinical Champions (n=5) indicated they were more comfortable teaching others about the following HSS content: Population, public, and social determinants of health, Value in healthcare, Leadership principles of teamwork, and Systems thinking. Also, 60% indicated they were more comfortable teaching others about: Healthcare structure and process, Clinical informatics and health technology, Health system improvement, and Change agency, management, and advocacy. 

Conclusions 
The HSSIP Clinical Champions evolved into a core group of HSS leaders, broadly representative across departments, with enhanced skills to educate and guide learners across the medical education continuum. We made slight modifications to the cohort experience before a second HSS cohort launch in November 2022. Additional data will be available for reporting at the 2024 IAMSE Annual Meeting.