Academy of Master Educators

Application for Membership

Each year, the Academy publishes a general call to faculty requesting a formal letter of intent to apply for membership. Educators must first submit a letter of intent, a letter of nomination by their chairperson or division director, and a current CV, to the Academy office by the specified deadline. Following initial review by the Academy Selection Committee, individual faculty may be invited to apply for membership.

Learn more about the Nomination Process and the Application Process for the Academy.

A goal of the Academy is to have diverse membership representing the many disciplines in health science education. The requirements for membership in the Academy will be strict. In general, membership in the Academy will be based on well-defined categories of excellence in education. Outstanding performance in any category will qualify a faculty for consideration for membership in the Academy. However, the candidate must document direct teaching responsibility for one or more of the following groups: medical students, dental students, graduate students, postdoctoral students, residents, fellows, faculty. The categories of excellence in education include, but are not limited to:

• Direct teaching and student assessment
• Development of enduring educational materials (e.g., curriculum development, instructional design/re-design, development of strategies and instruments to assess learner performance);
• Advising, mentoring, or counseling;
• Educational leadership;
• Educational scholarship, including research.

The candidate must be a UTMSH full time or part time faculty member for a minimum of 3 years. 

What is a Portfolio?
All applications must be accompanied by an educators’ portfolio in the form of the template provided by the Academy. In addition to general information, the portfolio has five sections: Teaching and Assessment, Mentoring and Advising, Enduring Educational Materials, Educational Leadership, and Educational Scholarship.  A clinical portfolio template may be found here. A basic science template may be found here.