Membership Application Process

2008 Call for Applications:

3/3/08: Call for applications
3/26/08: Email of Intent due to khuuc@medsch.ucsf.edu
4/23/08: Due date for administrative review for completeness
5/12/08: Applications due electronically
8/15/08: Announcement of new Academy members

Application packets consist of:

1. Applicant's personal statement and Educator's Portfolio (EP IS NOT TO EXCEED 10 PAGES COMBINED and may be shorter):

• Personal Statement which includes:
  A discussion of the candidate's educational philosophy.
  A discussion of the candidate's professional development efforts in education.
  Intended contributions to the Academy and the School as an Academy member.
  
  
• Distinct supporting material for each category in which you are applying (Educator's Portfolio - not to exceed 10 pages combined).
  Direct Teaching (All applicants MUST include this category)
  Instructional Development and Curricular Design
  Student Advising and Mentoring
  Educational Administration and Leadership (All applicants with major responsibilities MUST include this category.)
  Educational Research
  

2. Substantive letter of support from the applicant's department chair or division chief/director. Please do not include additional letters of reference; they will be discarded.

3. Checklist

Important things to remember about your application

The UCSF Educator's Portfolio (see below) is the format that candidates for Academy membership should use to document their work and accomplishments as teachers and educators.

Academy members are selected through a rigorous process that includes review by members of the Academy's Membership Working Group and national experts in medical education and faculty development. Faculty may apply or be nominated by colleagues. All Academy members must be outstanding teachers of medical students or have significant impact on medical student education through their educational activity with residents or fellows. Only educational activity since 2003 will be considered.

We encourage all applicants to discuss their applications with an Academy member.

• Representatives

UCSF Educator's Portfolio
The Educator's Portfolio is a structured document that emphasizes recent and current effort and achievement in five possible areas of educational activity. Your educator's portfolio must not exceed 10 pages (no less than 11 point type with 1 inch right and left margins - Arial preferred - these 10 pages do not include your personal statement. A cover letter is not necessary). Please do not repeat information; if information applies in multiple categories simply refer to the previous listing. Please number the pages of your application.

While an Educator's Portfolio is a showcase of your best work, all applicants must include DIRECT TEACHING; all applicants with a major medical education responsibility (i.e. course director, clerkship director, residency director, etc.) must include EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP.

Application packets should be submitted electronically to Christine Khuu at khuuc@medsch.ucsf.edu. Applications to be pre-screened must be sent no later than April 23. Due date for all submissions is May 12, 2008. Inquiries may be directed to Christine Khuu 514-2282.