Engagement Of Members Research Articles

Orientation key to early board member engagement

Nonprofits often put a lot of effort into recruiting talented and passionate individuals to the board who can bring new perspectives—and resources—that can help the organization in its mission. But unfortunately, this effort is sometimes squandered by a lack of investment in the next step—an orientation program that sets the stage for new recruits to hit the ground running as they begin their terms on the board.

Developing ambient assisted living technologies exploiting potential of user-centred co-creation and agile methodology: the CAPTAIN project experience

Information and Communication Technology can turn older adults’ homes into smart living environments, decreasing the need for support and improving life quality. However, new technology has high uncertainty in terms of acceptance. Co-creation approaches are proposed to reach high acceptability, usability and satisfaction, but performance evaluations are sparse. This paper aimed at presenting the evaluation of a hybrid approach of Agile co-creation framework, specially designed for large, distributed consortia and cross-national collaborations.The new framework, leveraging the concepts of Design Thinking, Lean start-up, and SCRUM Agile, was tested in the H2020 CAPTAIN project. A network of stakeholders, built across five Living Labs, allowed the participatory design of the CATAIN technology through multiple iterations. A pre-post assessment questionnaire was administered to team components and used to compare partners’ perspective and satisfaction about CAPTAIN‘s and other projects methodologies. A longitudinal assessment throughout the iterations, using actionable metrics, monitored team morale and stakeholders’ engagement and satisfaction.The CAPTAIN development process resulted in a stronger involvement of the partners and a in better perception of requirements elicitation, design and development process than previous projects. Team morale was good and steady along the development iterations. Stakeholders increased from 91 to 132 along the iterations and more than 90% were satisfied.The tested framework went beyond usual participatory designs. It required stronger technical coordination, activity planning and communication among technical and pilot partners, but resulted in high satisfaction and engagement of both team members and stakeholders, showing its validity as a development approach for H2020 projects.

Community participation in forest and water management planning in Kenya: challenges and opportunities

ABSTRACT Forest and water are linked resources that are important to community livelihoods in East Africa. Sectoral reforms in Kenya have decentralized forest and water management functions to local communities through forest and water Acts. It has been argued that problems are more likely to be understood as interconnected, and thus managed more holistically, at the local level. Through case studies on the processes of developing forest and water management plans in two Kenyan ecosystems, we explore the challenges and opportunities for resource management planning at the local level. The questions we addressed are: How is the content of the plans determined? How is gender integrated ? What are the barriers to implementation? How can content and implementation be improved to support joint forest and water management? Despite their close links, water and forest governance is separate, as sectoral approaches nationally trickle down locally. We argue that the process of developing the plans should take an integrated landscape approach. A practical way forward is to improve current processes, by ensuring local participation and generating local ownership through improved facilitation and engagement of community members, including women. This includes the integration of community participants from both spheres into both forest and water management planning.

Taking a Look at How Family Member Engagement Influences Service User Engagement in New Journeys: a Coordinated Specialty Care Program.

Family members are integral to the care and support of individuals experiencing early psychosis, and while studies have brought to light the impact of family engagement, there is a dearth in the literature on the ways family engagement in services affects service user engagement. The present study examined the relationship between initial family engagement and service user engagement among 349 service users enrolled in New Journeys, a network of coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs. Service users whose family members were initially engaged in treatment in the first month were more likely to remain engaged and attend appointments during the first 7months relative to service users whose family members were not initially engaged (χ-2=88.4; p < 0.001). Overall, for a one unit increase in total number of appointments attended by family members in the first 24months, the odds of service users' engagement increased by 14% (OR: 1.14, CI: 1.12-1.16). Findings demonstrate the association between family engagement and the engagement of service users in CSC.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Patient, Family Member, and Stakeholder Research Engagement: Insights from the PREPARE NOW Study

BackgroundLittle is known about the impact of COVID-19 on patient, family member, and stakeholder patient-centered outcomes research engagement.ObjectiveTo answer the research questions: (1) What is the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of patients with kidney disease and their families? (2) What is the impact of COVID-19 on research engagement for patient and family member research team members who are themselves at very high risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes? and (3) How can we help patients, family members, and stakeholder team members engage in research during COVID-19?DesignWe conducted virtual semi-structured interviews with patient and family member co-investigators and kidney disease stakeholders from the PREPARE NOW study during November 2020. The interview guide included questions about participants’ experiences with the impact of COVID-19 on research engagement.ParticipantsSeven patient and family member co-investigators and eight kidney disease stakeholders involved in a kidney disease patient-centered outcomes research project participated in the interviews, data analysis, and writing this manuscript.ApproachWe used a content analysis approach and identified the main themes using an inductive process.Key ResultsRespondents reported three main ways that COVID-19 has impacted their lives: emotional impact, changing behaviors, and changes in health care delivery. The majority of respondents reported no negative impact of COVID-19 on their ability to engage in this research project. Suggestions for patient-centered outcomes research during COVID-19 and other emergencies include virtual research activities; active engagement; and promoting trust, honesty, transparency, and authenticity.ConclusionsCOVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on patient, family member, and stakeholder research team members; however, this has not resulted in less research engagement.Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02722382

Improving Outcomes Through Personalized Recommendations in a Remote Diabetes Monitoring Program: Observational Study.

BackgroundDiabetes management is complex, and program personalization has been identified to enhance engagement and clinical outcomes in diabetes management programs. However, 50% of individuals living with diabetes are unable to achieve glycemic control, presenting a gap in the delivery of self-management education and behavior change. Machine learning and recommender systems, which have been used within the health care setting, could be a feasible application for diabetes management programs to provide a personalized user experience and improve user engagement and outcomes.ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate machine learning models using member-level engagements to predict improvement in estimated A1c and develop personalized action recommendations within a remote diabetes monitoring program to improve clinical outcomes.MethodsA retrospective study of Livongo for Diabetes member engagement data was analyzed within five action categories (interacting with a coach, reading education content, self-monitoring blood glucose level, tracking physical activity, and monitoring nutrition) to build a member-level model to predict if a specific type and level of engagement could lead to improved estimated A1c for members with type 2 diabetes. Engagement and improvement in estimated A1c can be correlated; therefore, the doubly robust learning method was used to model the heterogeneous treatment effect of action engagement on improvements in estimated A1c.ResultsThe treatment effect was successfully computed within the five action categories on estimated A1c reduction for each member. Results show interaction with coaches and self-monitoring blood glucose levels were the actions that resulted in the highest average decrease in estimated A1c (1.7% and 1.4%, respectively) and were the most recommended actions for 54% of the population. However, these were found to not be the optimal interventions for all members; 46% of members were predicted to have better outcomes with one of the other three interventions. Members who engaged with their recommended actions had on average a 0.8% larger reduction in estimated A1c than those who did not engage in recommended actions within the first 3 months of the program.ConclusionsPersonalized action recommendations using heterogeneous treatment effects to compute the impact of member actions can reduce estimated A1c and be a valuable tool for diabetes management programs in encouraging members toward actions to improve clinical outcomes.

Linking health education, civic engagement, and research at a large Federally Qualified Health Center to address health disparities.

ObjectiveTo develop a framework for patient‐centered research in a community health center.Study settingPrimary organizational case‐study data were collected at a large Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southern California from 2019 to 2021.Study designThirty stakeholders, including patients, community leaders, students, medical providers, and academic partners, participated in community‐engagement capacity‐building exercises and planning. These activities were guided by Community Based Participatory Principles and were part of an initiative to address health disparities by supporting patient and community‐engaged research.Data collectionThe study included an iterative development process. Stakeholders participated in a total of 44 workgroup meetings and 7 full‐group quarterly convenings. The minutes of the meetings from both workgroups and quarterly convenings were used to document the evolution of the initiative.Principle findingsStakeholders concluded that health equity research needs to be part of a larger engagement ecosystem and that, in some ways, engagement on research projects may be a later‐stage form of engagement following patient/community and staff/researcher coeducation and cocapacity building efforts.ConclusionsCommunity health center stakeholders viewed successful engagement of community members in patient‐centered health equity research as involving a web of longitudinal, evolving internal and external relationships rather than discrete, time‐limited, and single‐project‐based dyadic connections.

Engaging African American family Caregivers in Developing a Culturally-responsive Interview Guide: A Multiphase Process and Approach

Qualitatively eliciting historically marginalized populations' beliefs, values, and preferences is critical to capturing information that authentically characterizes their experiences and can be used to develop culturally-responsive interventions. Eliciting these rich perspectives requires researchers to have highly effective qualitative interviewing guides, which can be optimized through community engagement. However, researchers have had little methodological guidance on how community member engagement can aid development of interview guides. The purpose of this article is to provide a series of steps, each supported by a case example from our work with African American family caregivers, for developing an interview guide through community engagement. We conclude by highlighting how involving historically marginalized community members in these early stages of research study development can build trust, research partnerships, and acknowledge their contribution to the development of new knowledge.

Mobilizing a Community to Develop a Comprehensive Master Aging Plan

AbstractApproximately 48 million older adults, aged 65+, live in the United States and this number is expected to double in the next 40 years. In response, cities and states are creating policies and programs to support older adults and the overall experience of aging. Yet there is a lack of input from older adults about which policies and programs actually meet their needs. This case example provides information about how one community in North Carolina (NC) engaged older adults in development of their community's Master Aging Plan (MAP). These MAP efforts were guided by the World Health Organization's age‐friendly framework. Community members and key stakeholders participated in an assessment of community assets and needs through surveys (n=860), focus groups (n=13, with 63 participants), and key stakeholder interviews (n=34). A comprehensive list of community needs and assets was created from the assessment and organized using the age‐friendly framework. To endorse or refine findings and establish priorities, community members provided additional input during two community‐wide listening sessions. Armed with findings from the assessment, community members, organizational leaders, and governmental stakeholders came together in workgroups around each domain of the age‐friendly framework to create Orange County's Master Aging Plan. Orange County, NC's experience with collaborative community engagement can serve as a guide for other communities seeking to involve community members in development of their own Master Aging Plan. Policy implications include incentive mechanisms to encourage age‐friendly community planning and broad engagement of both community members and leaders.

Development of a Community Coalition to Influence Nutrition and Physical Activity in Early Childhood Education.

Recognizing insufficient support for healthy eating and physical activity in early childhood education centers in Greenville, South Carolina, a group of stakeholders formed a workgroup as an organizing structure. Members developed and implemented a 2-year community-based participatory research initiative aimed at nutrition and physical activity policy, systems and environment change in 10 early childhood education centers. This article 1) describes engagement efforts and partnerships leading to formation of the workgroup and initiative, 2) presents data on Workgroup members' knowledge and engagement, and 3) shares lessons learned. Workgroup member knowledge and engagement related to obesity prevention was measured at two time points during the ECE initiative using the "Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion Survey." Knowledge and engagement scores increased over the measurement period. Scores for engagement were higher than scores for knowledge at both time points. There was a substantial increase in perceived leadership and stewardship, knowledge of intervention factors and how to intervene sustainably, and understanding of local resources and roles. An important strength was stakeholder buy-in and ownership of planning and implementation processes.

Storytelling: A Strategy for Caring Connection in Creative Nursing Leadership

Using stories of nursing-involved situations is a powerful strategy for leaders to engage with their team members around their shared discipline. An environment conducive to storytelling facilitates the continuing engagement of members of the nursing staff in the human connection of caring in nursing. This article shares the story of a nursing-involved situation lived by several nurse leaders and interprets the situation in terms of caring creative leadership.

Early-career scholars and scholarship: A social justice perspective

AbstractThis paper focuses on the concept of social (in)justice to examine and discuss some of the areas in the production and dissemination of knowledge in which the issue of social justice is significant and should be applied and considered. More specifically, it explores and advocates for some of the ways in which participation in, and contribution to, global scholarship can become a more socially just practice for academics, especially novice scholars and early-career researchers in the field of Applied Linguistics. It also highlights the role and agentive engagement of both established and junior members of academic communities as an important factor in demonopolizing and democratizing academic discourses and practices and making the mobilization of scholarship more diverse, inclusive, multivocal, and transformative.

Supporting Midcareer Women Faculty in Academic Medicine Through Mentorship and Sponsorship.

Midcareer women faculty face unique career challenges that may benefit from mentorship and sponsorship, yet such programs focused on the needs of this career phase are scarce in academic medicine. Many midcareer faculty require intentional and individual career planning to choose a path from the broad array of options in academic medicine. Ambiguous promotion criteria, increased workloads because of service or citizenship tasks, and a lack of sponsorship are among the barriers that inhibit midcareer faculty's growth into the high-visibility roles needed for career advancement. In addition, issues faced by women midcareer faculty members may be further exacerbated by barriers such as biases, a disproportionate share of family responsibilities, and inequities in recognition and sponsorship. These barriers contribute to slower career growth and higher attrition among women midcareer faculty and ultimately an underrepresentation of women among senior leadership in academic medicine. Here, we describe how a mentoring program involving individuals (eg, mentors, mentees, and sponsors) and departments/institutions (eg, deans and career development offices) can be used to support midcareer faculty. We also provide recommendations for building a mentoring program with complementary support from sponsors targeted toward the specific needs of women midcareer faculty. A robust midcareer mentoring program can support the career growth and engagement of individual faculty members and as a result improve the diversity of academic medicine's highest ranks.

Building the MCH Public Health Workforce of the Future: A Call to Action from the MCHB Strategic Plan

IntroductionIn 2021, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) released a new strategic plan to guide its work over the next 10–15 years. The plan highlights four goals—access, equity, workforce capacity, and impact—that are essential to achieving MCHB’s vision.MethodsWe present 13 recommendations to highlight opportunities for ongoing and new activities aligned with Goal 3 of the plan—“Strengthen Public Health Capacity and Workforce for MCH.”ResultsRecommendations 1–3 highlight the need to support pathways into state and local MCH public health (PH) positions, to offer accessible and high-quality training for the practicing workforce, and to build capacity to address health and social inequities. Recommendations 4–7 discuss the need to build a racially and ethnically diverse workforce, ensure equity and anti-racism are foundational concepts in training, and strengthen engagement of community members and those with lived experience as part of the MCH PH workforce. Recommendations 8–10 outline opportunities to enhance MCH workforce data and measurement frameworks, and support practice-based research. Recommendations 11–12 discuss the importance of academic-practice partnerships and the need to spur innovation. Recommendation 13 highlights the need to define and amplify the unique skillset of the MCH PH workforce.ConclusionsThe release of the MCHB strategic plan comes at a time of critical need to build and sustain a MCH PH workforce to achieve equity for MCH populations. We encourage the field to engage in dialogue around the recommendations presented in this paper, and to offer additional actions to build and support the MCH PH workforce.

Strava: participatory culture and community engagement of rocc members

The Rogue Cycling community is a road bike community that is experiencing the development of online member communication interaction activities. The interaction process generated offline is now getting support through Strava as the new online-based media. Rapid development of communication technology has created a new era where people can interact without the limitations of space and time. The potential use of Strava's new media is considered not only to be a participant, but also to shape the process of creating meaning. New media are also believed to have abilities that resemble interpersonal communication. Strava was formed in order to connect people with the community to increase interaction with each other through the features provided. This study aims to determine the participatory cultural components that make up the Rogue Cycling community in building the involvement of each member through Strava. This research uses case study method with qualitative descriptive research. The results showed that Rogue Cycling involving Strava's new media when analyzed using the concept of participatory culture (affiliations, expression, collaborative problem-solving, and circulation) had reached the four stages of participatory culture based on the formation of virtual Rogue Cycling community in Strava. Such as participated in upload cycling trails with members or carried out the circulation cycling trail process during cycling practice. The essence of participation through the support of the community concept and community involvement also shows that cycling activities cannot be done without a meeting, but virtual community activities and real communities make important contributions to the community.&#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords: Community Engagement, Digital Communication, Participatory Culture, ROCC Community, Strava.&#x0D; The Rogue Cycling community is a road bike community that is experiencing the development of online member communication interaction activities. The interaction process generated offline is now getting support through Strava as the new online-based media. Rapid development of communication technology has created a new era where people can interact without the limitations of space and time. The potential use of Strava's new media is considered not only to be a participant, but also to shape the process of creating meaning. New media are also believed to have abilities that resemble interpersonal communication. Strava was formed in order to connect people with the community to increase interaction with each other through the features provided. This study aims to determine the participatory cultural components that make up the Rogue Cycling community in building the involvement of each member through Strava. This research uses case study method with qualitative descriptive research. The results showed that Rogue Cycling involving Strava's new media when analyzed using the concept of participatory culture (affiliations, expression, collaborative problem-solving, and circulation) had reached the four stages of participatory culture based on the formation of virtual Rogue Cycling community in Strava. Such as participated in upload cycling trails with members or carried out the circulation cycling trail process during cycling practice. The essence of participation through the support of the community concept and community involvement also shows that cycling activities cannot be done without a meeting, but virtual community activities and real communities make important contributions to the community.&#x0D; &#x0D;

Patient-reported outcomes and target effect sizes in pragmatic randomized trials in ClinicalTrials.gov: A cross-sectional analysis.

BackgroundUse of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient and public engagement are critical ingredients of pragmatic trials, which are intended to be patient centered. Engagement of patients and members of the public in selecting the primary trial outcome and determining the target difference can better ensure that the trial is designed to inform the decisions of those who ultimately stand to benefit. However, to the best of our knowledge, the use and reporting of PROs and patient and public engagement in pragmatic trials have not been described. The objectives of this study were to review a sample of pragmatic trials to describe (1) the prevalence of reporting patient and public engagement; (2) the prevalence and types of PROs used; (3) how its use varies across trial characteristics; and (4) how sample sizes and target differences are determined for trials with primary PROs.Methods and findingsThis was a methodological review of primary reports of pragmatic trials. We used a published electronic search filter in MEDLINE to identify pragmatic trials, published in English between January 1, 2014 and April 3, 2019; we identified the subset that were registered in ClinicalTrials.gov and explicitly labeled as pragmatic. Trial descriptors were downloaded from ClinicalTrials.gov; information about PROs and sample size calculations were extracted from the manuscript. Chi-squared, Cochran–Armitage, and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used to examine associations between trial characteristics and use of PROs. Among 4,337 identified primary trial reports, 1,988 were registered in CT.gov, of which 415 were explicitly labeled as pragmatic. Use of patient and public engagement was identified in 39 (9.4%). PROs were measured in 235 (56.6%): 144 (34.7%) used PROs as primary outcomes and 91 (21.9%) as only secondary outcomes. Primary PROs were symptoms (64; 44%), health behaviors (36; 25.0%), quality of life (17; 11.8%), functional status (16; 11.1%), and patient experience (10; 6.9%). Trial characteristics with lower prevalence of use of PROs included being conducted exclusively in children or adults over age 65 years, cluster randomization, recruitment in low- and middle-income countries, and primary purpose of prevention; trials conducted in Europe had the highest prevalence of PROs. For the 144 trials with a primary PRO, 117 (81.3%) reported a sample size calculation for that outcome; of these, 71 (60.7%) justified the choice of target difference, most commonly, using estimates from pilot studies (31; 26.5%), standardized effect sizes (20; 17.1%), or evidence reviews (16; 13.7%); patient or stakeholder opinions were used to justify the target difference in 8 (6.8%). Limitations of this study are the need for trials to be registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, which may have reduced generalizability, and extracting information only from the primary trial report.ConclusionsIn this study, we observed that pragmatic trials rarely report patient and public engagement and do not commonly use PROs as primary outcomes. When provided, target differences are often not justified and rarely informed by patients and stakeholders. Research funders, scientific journals, and institutions should support trialists to incorporate patient engagement to fulfill the mandate of pragmatic trials to be patient centered.

Assessing Impact of New Education Policy 2020 on Institutional Factors of Work Life Balance among Faculty in HEIs

Government of India, in its higher education policy 2020 handbook has mentioned that despite various improvements in the status of the academic profession, faculty motivation in terms of teaching, research, and service in Heis remains far lower than the desired level. The study deals with five institutional factors of work life balance of faculty members in Hei’s with the aim to access the impact of new education policy 2020 on them. Data from 104 faculty members was collected through structured questionnaire and was evaluated on five subscales – recruitment &amp; career progression, work environment, job autonomy, performance analysis and rewards &amp; recognitions. The reliability of the scale was tested using cronbach alpha. To access the outcome and relationship of these factors least square method was used which indicated that these factors play a significant role in job engagement, satisfaction and motivation of faculty members which in tern effect positively on their work life balance. These factors lie behind low faculty motivation levels and must be addressed to ensure that each faculty member is happy, enthusiastic, engaged, and motivated towards advancing her/his students, institution, and profession.

IMPACT OF NYSCS SKILL ACQUISITION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON JOB CREATION IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

&lt;p&gt;This research examined graduates’ unemployment reduction in Abuja, using the NYSC’s Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Programme as a case in point. The study adopted a descriptive approach, and anchored on the Oxenfeldt’s refugee effects theory which states that unemployment drives youth to self-employment. The study revealed that SAED programme has contributed to 35% business employment for those who completed the post-camp training. Findings also show that corps members participate in the in-camp training. However, there seems to be a very sharp decline in participation between the in-camp and post camp segments of the programme as very few participates in the post-camp exercise where the main skill acquisition training is expected to take place. The reduction in number in the post-camp training is occasioned by some challenges ranging from unconducive training/seminar venues, attitude of trainers, inadequate time etc. which leads to loss of interest in the programme. This is coupled with the fact that the post camp training attracts payment, and the NYSC is not actually involved in the negotiation of the terms of engagement of the corps members with the trainers in the post-camp training. More still, training centres do not exist in all the areas especially in the remote ones. It is against this backdrop that the study recommends that for effective and efficient skill acquisition and participation of corps members both in the in-camp and post-camp training exercise, adequate sensitization, conducive training environment, quality lectures/trainings, availability of skill acquisition centres, accessibility to credit facilities, and that NYSC should be involved in negotiation and monitoring of skill acquisition training programmes in the post-camp exercises among others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;JEL: L20; L23; O15&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Article visualizations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0979/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Impact of supplementary nutrition on the nutritional status of children below six years of age registered under ICDS in Gandhinagar

Background: Under nutrition has significant impact on morbidity and mortality of the children of age group 0-6 years. ICDS is working to combat under nutrition of these children since many years by providing supplementary nutrition. Objective of this study is to determine the progress in the nutritional status of the children of age group 0-6 years registered under ICDS who are taking benefit of supplementary nutrition from anganwadi.Methods: To determine the progress in the nutritional status of the children of age group 0-6 years registered under ICDS who are taking benefit of supplementary nutrition from anganwadi.Results: A cross sectional study was conducted at anganwadi centers under field practice area of urban health and training centre, Sector -24, GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar in the month of November and December 2019. Total 200 children fit to inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled from 3 anganwadi centre. The structured baseline questionnaire was used to include basic socio-demographic detail, detail of anthropometry measurement and regularity in attendance etc. WHO growth chart V 3.2.2 was used to calculate the Z score for the weight for height (wasting), weight for age (underweight) and height for age (stunting).Conclusions: High prevalence of Stunting and wasting in anganwadi children is alarming as may have overall developmental effect in future. Engagement of community and family members and focus on other socio demographic risk factors from childhood malnutrition is need of the ICDS program.

Reinvigorating an Academy of Medical Educators Using Ecological Systems Theory.

The educational framework of communities of practice postulates that early learners join medical communities as social networks that provide a common identity, role modeling and mentorship, and experiential learning. While being elected into a medical society is an honor, member engagement in these groups can falter if the society membership is seen as an honorific rather than one requiring continuing participation. As an example, Academies of Medical Educators have been established by many academic medical centers to encourage collaboration, skill development, professional identity formation, and scholarship. The University of North Carolina established the Academy of Educators in 2006 to create a diverse community of educators to promote the scholarship, teaching skills, and professional identity of educators. Despite rapid growth to over 500 members, we had less than 30 participants at events over the 2017-2018 academic year. To increase member engagement and participation, our academy leadership team used Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory to design interventions at each layer of environmental influence, specifically at the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem levels. In this paper, we describe the multipronged approach used to increase the University of North Carolina Academy of Medical Educators event attendance from 30 to 1,000 faculty participants over the course of one academic year (2018-2019). This paper provides a model as to how medical societies can use ecological systems theory as a natural and comprehensive approach to plan and improve their member engagement and experience.