Academy of Master Educators (AME) Application Process

Phase 2: Application Process

• Highlighted summary of the candidate’s outstanding educational contributions (see criteria);
• Personal statements that includes:
  1. brief essay describing the candidate’s educational philosophy;
  2. enumeration of the candidate’s long-term educational goals;
  3. statement of commitment, including expected new (or continuing) contributions to the Academy;
• List of professional development efforts in education;
• Three (3) letters of support from peers (at least one from a faculty member at the home or other institutions) and learners who benefited from the educational expertise of the candidate.

Phase 2: Application Criteria (in addition to documented direct teaching)

Outstanding achievement in one or more of the following categories:

• Direct teaching and assessment of learner performance;
• Mentoring and advising;
• Development of enduring educational materials (e.g., curriculum development, instructional design or re-design; development of assessment strategies and evaluation instruments)
• Educational leadership;
• Educational scholarship (dissemination, peer review, impact of education-related product).
• EDUCATOR PORTFOLIO TO DEMONSTRATE EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Membership Selection: The Membership Committee selection criteria include,

• Breadth and variety of the educational contributions;
• Quantity of the educational contributions;
• Quality of the educational contributions as measured by outcomes;
• Innovation and impact of the educational contributions;
• Scholarly activities related to education
• Reputation as an educator;
• Length of time at the health science center(s) with active involvement in educational effort.