Category: Academy Programming

The Academy of Educators is now accepting applications for membership for 2025. We are an institutional collaboration of educators who together foster a culture of educational excellence and an institutionally valued community of leaders in health science education. The Academy is service-based, and those elected are expected to actively participate in Academy events, including attendance […]

The “AI for Educators” workshop series, hosted by the Academy of Educators, recently concluded with resounding success, engaging educators eager to integrate artificial intelligence into their teaching practices. This series, comprising four sessions, provided invaluable insights into the latest advancements in AI, practical applications, and ethical considerations. Key Takeaways: The “AI for Educators” workshop series […]

The inaugural year of the ACGME/ WashU Medicine Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment concluded on April 30, 2025. Participants gained comprehensive insights into several critical aspects of assessment in education. They explored the fundamental principles of competency-based education, allowing them to understand the framework and its application better.  Key Outcomes and Highlights: What worked well […]

Congratulations to the twenty-five faculty members for being selected to participate in the Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course being offered in collaboration with the ACGME! This inaugural group represents nine departments/ programs across WashU Medicine. This course aims to promote and enhance WashU Medicine faculty participants’ skills in learner assessment and in designing and enhancing […]

Congratulations to the twelve faculty/ fellows for being selected to participate in the Qualitative Methods for Education Scholarship course being offered in collaboration with the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU)! This group represents six departments/ programs across WashU Medicine. This course aims to provide in-depth work in qualitative research methods, including writing research questions, planning […]

The Academy of Educators (AoE): Ready, Set, Mentor 2025 event was an incredible afternoon of connecting, mentoring & networking. The fast-paced forum provided a unique opportunity for participants to learn from accomplished WashU Medicine mentors. One participant noted, “Great opportunity to expand my mentorship network, and I came away with actionable ideas to address goals […]

The Academy of Educators (AoE): Teachfest Royale 2025 event was an inspiring celebration of exceptional teaching abilities, showcasing the effective use of didactic microskills to creatively translate clinical expertise into digestible pieces, and uplifting our incredible community of educators at WashU Medicine.  Over a dozen different departments and programs were represented at Teachfest Royale as either […]

The Academy of Educators is excited to announce our AY24-25 cohort for the Leadership in Education Administration Program (LEAP)! LEAP aims to provide knowledge and applied skills to support leadership development focused on health professions education contexts. To learn more, please visit our website here.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each member who played a vital role in the successful execution of the 2024 Education Day. Your efforts in creating a welcoming atmosphere, thoughtful programming, and seamless coordination resulted in an enriching event. We encourage all to explore the Virtual Poster Presentation to view the education research and innovative […]

The Academy of Educators is excited to announce our AY24-25 cohort for the Teaching Scholars Program! The Teaching Scholars Program is a certificate program designed to enhance knowledge and skills, and develop future leaders in healthcare education with a focus on core components of educational scholarship and curriculum development. To learn more, please visit our […]

Great News! The Academy of Educators is becoming an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Hub for the Developing Faculty Competencies & Assessment course. As such, in collaboration with the ACGME and their existing hubs, we will develop and deliver an annual 2.5-to-3-day course right here at WashU to help our faculty and program leaders […]

The Education Day subcommittee invites faculty and learners across all WUSM programs to submit an abstract for poster or oral presentation at Education Day on October 15, 2024. We are looking for a wide variety of abstracts representing both education research and innovative approaches to education across the health professions and across learner stages from […]

On behalf of the Academy of Educators and Mentorship Subcommittee, thank you to our exceptional mentors and all attendees who participated in our first Speed Mentoring/ Networking event. What an inspiring evening of great discussions and connections made. Be on the look-out here for this event to be offered again in 2025!

The Academy of Educators in collaboration with the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU) is offering an Implementation & Dissemination in Education Scholarship certificate course. This is a certificate course for educators who have developed a proposal for an education scholarship project/research study. The proposal could have been developed in the previously-offered Introduction to Methods in […]

On behalf of the Academy of Educators & the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU), we’d like to congratulate our 2023-2024 Methods in Education Scholarship graduates on successfully completing the 8-week course. The scholars have enhanced their knowledge on how to plan an education research/scholarship project and write a full proposal that can be used to […]

Program Director Bootcamp- On behalf of the Graduate Medical Education office, we are pleased to announce the call for applications for the Program Director (PD) Bootcamp course. The Program Director Bootcamp is a longitudinal certificate course offered by the Graduate Medical Education office and Academy of Educators open to all new, aspiring, and long-standing residency and fellowship […]

The Academy of Educators in collaboration with the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU) of the Washington University School of Medicine are pleased to announce the call for proposals for grant funding for education research and scholarship projects. Projects must be focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning, rather than biomedical discovery or application. Proposals […]

The Academy of Educators was thrilled to host a successful 2023 Education Day on Tuesday, 10.10.23 with Keynote Speaker, Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd. Further, the day included three workshops, eight roundtables, sixteen new Academy members inducted, eight award recipients and twenty-nine posters presented. For a full list of details, click the link below to view […]

On behalf of the Academy of Educators, we’d like to congratulate our 2022-2023 Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) cohort on successfully completing the program on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023. We enthusiastically celebrate their dedication to the program over the past 12 months to enhance their knowledge and skills in healthcare education. The group has enhanced their […]

The Program Director Bootcamp course kicked off with their second cohort on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. This is a longitudinal certificate course offered by the Graduate Medical Education office in collaboration with the Academy of Educators for APDs and aspiring PDs & APDs looking to enhance their skills & build their community in GME. Welcome […]