Academy membership is voluntary and open to all EVMS educators.
Applications are accepted from full-time and part-time faculty and professional staff with a strong interest in graduate and post-graduate health sciences education.
Applications can be submitted at any time during the year. Reviews of applications take place on a rolling basis. For the role of Member, review of applications will be completed by our membership work team. For the role of Master Educator, a national Academy expert (an external group of Medical Educator peers) will also review.
The application format has been developed in consultation with the EVMS Academy Task Force. It is portfolio style and based on a national model of good practice (Q2 Engage).1 The application is purposefully aligned with the EVMS Performance Appraisal and Promotion Dossier to facilitate ease of completion.
The categories of membership accommodate the scope of educator responsibilities at EVMS:
- Member (available now)
- Master Educator (available now)
- Distinguished Educator (future)
- Affiliate Community Faculty (future)
- Protégé (available now)
These categories reflect experience as an educator and accommodate the changing needs and desires of educators as they progress through their academic career. If faculty enter as a Member, progression to Master Educator and ultimately Distinguished Educator can occur over time. Dedicated activities offered by the Academy of Educators will support faculty in this progression. Staff who are educators can apply to be a Member.
Terms of membership
Membership of the academy is for a five-year period and can be renewed based on continued work in the field of education (aligned with Q2Engage). In addition, active involvement in activities of the academy are expected.
All members, regardless of category type, are expected to be actively involved in the FFAOE, as demonstrated by:
- maintaining the high level of work in education and teaching that qualified them for membership
- actively participating in Academy activities, with a minimum of 10 hours each year
- attending and contributing to Academy work team meetings
- attending Academy sponsored faculty development activities
- serving as a formal mentor to a junior faculty member, resident or fellow
- initiating departmental faculty development activity under the auspices of the Academy
If a member loses membership in the Academy due to inactivity, they will need to reapply in the same fashion as a new member.
If you have any questions, please contact us at TheFineAcademy@evms.edu.
