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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.

Who can apply?
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.
Portfolio Template
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.
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.
Companion Document
The Companion Document contains some guidelines to help you prepare your teaching portfolio.
This information is succinct, and therefore might not answer all of
your questions. For individual questions or personal coaching, you may
contact Dr. Gary Rosenfeld
Contact Us
Program Coordinator: Vaccaro Greaves
Academy of Master Educator
6431 Fannin JJL 315
Houston TX 77030
Email: Vaccaro.P.Greaves@uth.tmc.edu
Telephone: (713) 500-5105
Fax: (713) 500-0603

