Faculty staff of undergraduate medical school has usually a high level of techno-scientific knowledge but deficient didactic and pedagogical competences, resulting in resistance to change. The purpose of this article is to discuss the challenges posed to the implementation of a faculty development program for the medical course of the State University of Londrina. The faculty development committee introduced two activities, as there are: a) An introductory course to prepare future tutors who will provide support to the tutorial group using problem-based learning methods; b) The establishment of a study group in order to discuss and reflect about topics related to the teaching practice. For overcoming the challenges posed by nurturing medical faculty development all implanted activities need to be constantly evaluated in order to assure continuing capacity building.
Medical Education; Staff Development; Faculty, Medical; Problem-Based Learning