MedStar TEACHING scholars
E d u c c a t t i i o n  I I n n o v v a t t i i o n  S c c h o l l a r r s s h i i p
September 14, 2015
Dear Chairmen, Program Directors, Clinical Faculty and Vice Presidents of Medical Affairs:
MedStar Health Research Institute and MedStar Health Academic Affairs are pleased to offer a combined Medical
Education Research and Leadership Education program, in conjunction with the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC). This program is focused on the scholarship of medical education, and leadership in academic medicine. Ideal applicants are clinician educators who have a career trajectory focused on academic medicine.
This is a 2-year longitudinal program. The course will begin in February, 2016 and concludes in January, 2018. The first year of the program focuses primarily on the scholarship of medical education, and the curriculum includes didactic sessions, small group learning, journal clubs and applied research. The second year of the program focuses on developing as educational leaders, and incorporates an applied leadership focus in addition to continuation of a scholarly project. Participants will be expected to participate in all monthly sessions, and will assume progressive leadership responsibility throughout the course including mentoring other participants and medical students engaged in educational research. Participants will receive AAMC certifications in both Medical Education Research (MERC) and
Leadership Education and Development (LEAD).
We are enrolling a cohort of six participants into the two-year program. Applicants should be clinical teaching faculty who have a career trajectory focused on academic medicine, teaching, and medical education. All professions and disciplines are encouraged to apply.
The schedule for the course is attached. Applicants must commit to engaging in all aspects of this program, and written support must be provided by both the applicant’s Chairman and Vice President for Medical Affairs. The application includes a one-page draft project description to be submitted with the enclosed application form. All applications are due to Academic Affairs no later than October 9, 2015.
We hope that you will consider applying for this program. If you have any questions or if you would like to discuss the details of the program, please feel free to contact either myself or course co-directors Dr. Neil Weissman (202-877-0223 or Neil.J.Weissman@medstar.net
) or Dr. Peggy Weissinger ( PAW33@Georgetown.edu
).
Jamie S. Padmore
Course co-Director
Vice President Academic Affairs MedStar Health
Associate Dean GME & Educational Scholarship, GUMC
Jamie.S.Padmore@MedStar.net

MedStar TEACHING scholars
E d u c c a t t i i o n  I I n n o v v a t t i i o n  S c c h o l l a r r s s h i i p
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
GOAL: To provide the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the purposes and processes of medical education research; to become informed consumers of the medical education research literature; to be effective collaborators in medical education research; to develop as a leader in academic medicine.
SCOPE: Participation is limited to 6 participants. GME program directors, core clinical teaching faculty, clerkship directors and other clinician educators (with limited research training or experience) in all specialties and professions are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should submit an application which includes a medical education research project idea and a current curriculum vitae. Department Chairs and the hospital VPMA must provide written support for all applicants ensuring that they will be able to attend all sessions and be provided time to work on scholarly projects outside of the course time.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Overnight Sessions: Overnight accommodations are provided and all participants are expected to stay at the hotel, regardless of their home location. Sessions are scheduled all day, with evening group activities. Participants are expected to spend the night and attend all scheduled activities.
Monthly Sessions: Monthly sessions include didactic lectures, journal club, group activities and independent work time, with on-site consultation and support. Sessions are generally from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Participants are expected to attend the full day session.
 Overnight Session I: February 17-18-19*, 2016 (Aspen Institute, Queenstown, MD)
 Monthly session: Thursday, March 24, 2016 (MedStar Health Research Institute)
 Monthly session: Thursday, April 14, 2016 (MedStar Health Research Institute)
 Overnight Session II: May 11-12-13*, 2016 (Alexandria, VA – Hotel Monaco)
 Monthly Session: Thursday June 16, 2016 (MedStar Health Research Institute)
 Monthly Session: Thursday, July 14, 2016 (Georgetown University School of Medicine)
 (No session scheduled in August – project intervention time)
 Overnight Session III: September 21-22-23*, 2016 (Aspen Institute, Queenstown, MD)
 Monthly Session: Thursday, October 13, 2016 (MedStar Health Research Institute)
 Monthly Session: Thursday, November 17, 2016 (MedStar Health Research Institute)
*The overnight session arrival time is by 4:00 pm on the first day

MedStar TEACHING scholars
E d u c c a t t i i o o n  I I n n n o v v a t t i i o n  S c c h o l l a r r s s h i i p
Name:
Institution/Hospital:
Department:
Current Role: □ Program Director □ Teaching Faculty □ Other:
Preferred Phone:
Preferred Email:
Describe the role do you currently have with teaching/education at your hospital and/or the medical school.
Do you have any formal education or advanced training in medical education, higher education, or education in general? If so, please describe.
Why are you applying for the MedStar Health Teaching Scholars program? What do you hope to accomplish?
Briefly describe your 5 and 10 year career goals:
** Don’t forget to include a current copy of your CV with the application

MedStar TEACHING scholars
E d u c c a t t i i o o n  I I n n n o v v a t t i i o n  S c c h o l l a r r s s h h i i p
This course requires each participant to complete a hypothesis-driven scholarly project by the end of the program.
The initial months of the program are focused on developing your project topic and intervention. This application proposal helps the reviewers to assess what type of educational scholarship you might be interested in; however, it
does not commit you to a specific project. We are seeking a project idea that will allow us to understand what your scholarly interests are.
If you were to propose an educational research project today, what would it be? What would you ultimately want to accomplish with the project?
How would this project address a problem or strategy that you currently have in your program or at your institution?
What barriers would you anticipate in implementing this project?
In addition to your time, what resources would be required to complete this project?
How might you evaluate if your project has ultimately made an impact on your program and/or your institution?

MedStar TEACHING scholars
E d u c c a t t i i o o n  I I n n n o v v a t t i i o n  S c c h o l l a r r s s h h i i p
This program is a rigorous 2-year longitudinal program aimed at enhancing educational scholarship. Participants are expected to attend all sessions and work groups, in addition to work on individual research projects. By signing this application, you are committing to full participation in the course (see attached schedule).
Applicant Signature Date
Because of the time commitments delineated above, the applicant’s Chairman and the Vice President for Medical
Affairs must endorse this application, including the proposed project. By signing below, the VPMA indicates their support of the applicant’s project, dedicated time to attend the classes and workgroups, and time/resources needed to complete the scholarly project.
Department Chairman: I commit to sponsoring this individual if they are accepted for the 2015 Scholars
Program. This means I will provide them with the time to attend all scheduled sessions and dedicated time to conduct their educational intervention required for the course. I understand that I will be included in the approval process as the project proposal is developed in this course, which includes committing to resources that may be required by the participant.
Department Chairman Signature Date
VPMA: I commit to sponsoring this individual if they are accepted for the 2015 Scholars Program. This means that I will support the individual and the department chairman to assure the participant has dedicated time to attend all sessions, time to conduct their individual project/intervention, and resources that may be required for the project. I understand that I will be included in the approval process as the project proposal is developed in this course, which includes committing to resources that may be required by the participant.
VPMA Signature Date
Complete applications are due to MedStar Academic Affairs, attention Jamie Padmore, by October 9, 2015, and must include both the Chairman and VPMA signatures, and a current curriculum vitae.
Fax: 888-716-5689
Email: Jamie.S.Padmore@MedStar.net
or JSP35@Georgetown.edu