Fall 2017:
Welcome to the Fall 2017 Issue of the Academies Collaborative Newsletter

In This Issue
From the Editors: A recap of our annual meeting 
Academy Spotlight: Barrett Fromme, MD tells us about the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 
Annual Meeting Resources: Handouts from the 11/3/17 meeting at the AAMC are available here. 

From the Editors

The Academy's collaborative 2017 annual meeting was an outstanding success with over 65 participants from around the country meeting in Boston before the AAMC main meeting  to discuss various issues related to the development of a communities for excellence in education and health sciences.  The program was lead by our 2017 program co- chairs Dr. Janet Corral, from  University of Colorado and Dr. Katie Huggett from the University of Vermont school of Medicine. 

Our new steering committee members were introduced and include

• Dr. Rebecca Blanchard from Baystate Health Education, Research and Scholarship Teaching Academy
• Dr. Geoffrey Talman from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and
• Dr. Barrett Fromme from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Academy of Distinguish Medical Educators

 
The morning began with a very energized networking activity where participants met other collaborative members and discussed issues related to their own Academy's activities and shared best practices.  Following the networking activity a review of 2 outstanding research projects including Dr. Amy Sullivan, Director of education at Harvard Medical School discussed a pending publication on the Academy's Collaborative Demographics and Development and also shared preliminary data from the survey on wellness initiatives within the academies . This early data suggests while many of our Academies recognized burnout in faculty and/or students as an important issue, not many programs actually had initiatives lead by the Academy addressing this problem. Dr. Janet Corral discussed success in various Academy's and her program at the University of Colorado which won the ASPIRE award  for outstanding interprofessional faculty development this past year.
 
Following  these two initial activities consultation sessions were held on a variety of topics with handouts given to the participants now on line on our Academies Collaborative website http://www.academiescollaborative.com/
Topics included:

• building the digital infrastructure for evaluating your Academy,
• evaluation tools,
• selection process for members,
• re-invigorating your Academy
• leadership skills to make your Academy succeed
• new Academy information
• well-being
• motivating Academy members and engagement in activities

The morning ended with a modified Delphi crowds sourcing activity answering the question”What  can Academy's produce to support professional advancement” of educators . Finally, we received comments from Dr. David Irby regarding the ASPIRE award process and we were charged with using the time we spent together to continue collaboration on scholarly activities and advancement of our respective academy’s  support of faculty development across the country.  Many thanks to Katie, Janet, Amy and Kristin Dickerson for helping to make the session such a success.

​Best regards,

Diana McNeill, MD
Stewart Babbott, MD
2016-2017 Co-Chairs

Academy Spotlight

In each issue, we feature one of our Academies Collaborative member organizations. This issue profiles one of our incoming steering committee members' academy; the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Would you like to have your organization profiled in upcoming issues?  Please let us know at [email protected]. 

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators
 
Director:                           Halina Brukner, MD
Associate Director:    H. Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE
 
Core Missions:

• Promote excellence in teaching at the Pritzker School of Medicine.
• Support scholarship among Medical educators.
• Enhance the Pritzker curriculum by supporting, recognizing and rewarding its outstanding teachers.
• Build community among Medical educators in the Pritzker School of Medicine.
• Facilitate the creation of an environment that enhances the status of medical educators at the University of Chicago.

 
Membership:

• Founded in 2006
• Three membership levels:
  • Founding Member
  • Master (lifetime appointment)
    • Sustained excellence in teaching
    • Evidence of institutional impact through medical education
    • Evidence of scholarship/innovation in medical education
    • Serve as role models who inspire others in the joy of teaching
  • Fellow:  (5-year renewal)
    • Recognized excellence in teaching
    • Significant contributions to courses, clerkships, programs
    • Potential for continued contribution and leadership in medical education
• Selection processes:
  • Fellows are nominated by their Chair and voted on by the Masters of the Academy
  • Masters are selected from the current Fellows by existing Masters
• Requirements of Membership:
  • All fellows and masters must participate in at least one Academy program a year, including but not limited to:
    • Review of Medical Education Day abstracts
    • Discuss Medical Education Day posters with presenters
    • Serve as a trained consultant on the Teaching Consult Service

Programs:

• Medical Education Day (annual)
• Faculty Advancing in Medical Education (FAME) workshops series for faculty development  (3-4 programs/year)
• Teaching Consult Service
• Medical Education Day Grants (annual)

2017 AAMC Meeting Resources 

Evaluating Academy Impact

Evaluating with Digital Infrastructure

Research Report

Planning or Launching a New Academy planning_or_launching_a_new_academy_11.03.17.pdf

Feagin Leadership Model

Academies Selection Criteria 
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