The Fine Family Academy of Educators exists to facilitate, recognize and reward educators’ educational excellence and scholarly engagement through advocacy, professional development and recognition and award opportunities. Its core values are collaboration, inclusivity, creativity, excellence and service.
Fine Family Academy of Educators
A community of educators dedicated to educational excellence and scholarship.
Fine Family Academy of Educators
Our core purposes
- Develop educators, educational leaders and scholars across the career continuum
- Recognize and celebrate educators’ contributions and achievements
- Nurture and develop educators as a community of practice
- Advance educators and education
Our vision
The EVMS Academy of Educators will become a dynamic community of educators that is valued locally and highly regarded nationally in advancing educators and education.
Benefits of an academy
For members
Members are engaged with a community of like-minded leaders and gain access to the many advantages that come with membership.
For all EVMS educators
Faculty have opportunities to participate in development programs and events to grow as scholars, instructors and mentors.
For EVMS students
Students receive cutting-edge instruction from highly qualified expert educators.
For members
Members are engaged with a community of like-minded leaders and gain access to the many advantages that come with membership.
For all EVMS educators
Faculty have opportunities to participate in development programs and events to grow as scholars, instructors and mentors.
For EVMS students
Students receive cutting-edge instruction from highly qualified expert educators.
For members
Members are engaged with a community of like-minded leaders and gain access to the many advantages that come with membership.
For all EVMS educators
Faculty have opportunities to participate in development programs and events to grow as scholars, instructors and mentors.
For EVMS students
Students receive cutting-edge instruction from highly qualified expert educators.
Meet our staff
Judith Taylor-Fishwick, MSc, FAETC
Judith has completed postgraduate studies in health education and adult education at King’s College, University of London, University of the South Bank, London and the College of North West London (formally Willesden College). She completed an undergraduate degree in food and nutrition granted by Bath University, England. She has experience as a principal investigator and co-investigator on multiple grant-funded research projects including those focused on education.
In 2022 she was awarded an American Medical Association Accelerating Change in Medical Education Innovation grant. Over the past 25 years she has created numerous curricula for adult learners grounded in active learning principles. In 2010, she was instrumental in adapting a medical education course developed to be delivered in-person to an asynchronous distance education project following active learning principles. This was launched by Education for Health, a UK based health charity, in the UK, USA and countries in Europe. She has been a member of various committees at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health and is currently a member of the AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs and AAMC Group on Educational Affairs. She has a keen interest in self-directed learning, social cognitive theory and self-efficacy and coaching as a way to support career growth.
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Rebecca Brocus, MS
As the Professional Development Specialist, Becca primarily focuses on supporting the activities of the EVMS Fine Family Academy of Educators. Her graduate studies in Marketing/Communications and Instructional Design, in addition to more than fifteen years of experience working with faculty and students in Medical Education at EVMS, provide appreciation for the challenges and achievements of faculty and learners.
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