Membership Criteria

         1. Faculty members with basic science or clinical backgrounds and an outstanding
             record of contributions in medical education are encouraged to seek
             nomination.

        2. A letter of nomination may be submitted by any University of Pittsburgh School
            of Medicine (UPSOM) regular faculty member with PhD, MD/DO or equivalent
            degrees. A letter of nomination also may be submitted by a student, resident,
            or fellow as long as it is cosponsored by an UPSOM faculty member.
            Department chairs and division chiefs are encouraged to nominate candidates.
            Self-nominations also are accepted.

        3. The letter of nomination should include substantive evidence of educational
            accomplishment and excellence in two or more of the following five
            categories of educational activity:

• Direct teaching
• Instructional development and curricular design
• Advising and mentoring
• Educational administration and leadership
• Educational research

        4. If the faculty nominee has a full UPSOM appointment, they must have at least 5
             years of experience in education at UPSOM/UPMC.

        5. If the nominee is volunteer faculty, they must have been involved in education
            for at least 10 years at UPSOM/UPMC.

        6. The nominee must be involved currently with the education of medical students,
            graduate students, residents, fellows, postdoctoral students, and/or faculty.

        7.   Nomination letters should be addressed, "Dear Academy Membership
              Committee" and should be e-mailed as a PDF file to: 
              adme@medschool.pitt.edu.

        1. An eligible nominee will receive a letter indicating that they may pursue
            application to the Academy.

        2. Applicants shall submit an educational portfolio that includes:

                -- A statement of the applicant's educational philosophy (limit 500 words)
                -- The applicant's current curriculum vitae in UPSOM format (see cv-format)
                    emphasizing the applicant's educational activities and achievements.
                -- Evidence of the applicant's efforts in education (not to exceed five pages)
                   which addresses:

                    a. career goals and objectives (including but not limited to plans for
                       teaching and other education-related activities for next five years).

                    b. teaching in medical education (including but not limited to:
                       lecturing, facilitating large or small groups, conducting bedside rounds,
                       precepting in the clinic); teaching of graduate students may
                       supplement but not supplant medical teaching activities.

                    c. curriculum development (including but not limited to: preclerkship/
                       clerkship design, case writing, authoring multimedia instructional
                       programs, development of innovative teaching tools or methods,
                       leadership of curricular task forces or committees).

                     d. medical educational administration and leadership (including but not
                          limited to roles as: course director, clerkship director, coordinator of
                          apart of a course or clerkship, program leader, chair of
                          local/regional/national education committees).

                     e. advising and mentoring (including but not limited to: students,trainees,
                        and junior colleagues).

                      f. educational scholarship (including but not limited to: peer-reviewed
                        publications in education, book chapters, grants, presentations at
                        regional or national meeting. As relevant, please include evidence of
                        quality, effectiveness, innovation and originality, intellectual leadership,
                        and the likelihood of continued productivity and creativity.

                -- A synopsis of the applicant's teaching evaluations with examples of both
                   quantitative and qualitative data.
                -- A list of awards which the applicant received for teaching and other
                   education-related activities; and a separate list of awards for which the
                   applicant was nominated.

              3. Applications should be submitted electronically as a PDF file to:
                   adme@medschool.pitt.edu.

             4. Applications shall be reviewed by the Academy Membership Committee. No
                 one shall be admitted to the Academy without undergoing review by the
                 Academy Membership Committee.

             5. The Academy Membership Committee shall submit the results of their review
                 to the Chair and Co-Chair of the Academy. Based on a final review of
                 applications and the Academy Membership Committee’s evaluations, they
                 will make a recommendation to the Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs, who shall
                 make the final decision regarding admission to the Academy.
 

Individuals will be appointed to the Academy for a five-year term. The appointee must
be vibrantly involved with the education of UPSOM and UPMC medical students,
graduate students, residents, fellows, postdoctoral students, and/or faculty for the
duration of appointment to the Academy. If there is a significant change in the
appointee's educational efforts, the appointee must notify in writing the Academy
Membership Committee and the appointee's eligibility for Academy membership will
be re-assessed.

This appointment is based on the recommendation of the ADME Steering Committee
and recognizes a sustained record of excellence and achievement in medical education.

    1. The appointee may be eligible for additional compensation in the form of a
         supplemental incentive payment from the Office of the Dean.

• Members who are eligible are those with an active Academy membership who are
  also fully or dually employed by the University of Pittsburgh.
• If eligible, the Academy member will receive a supplemental payment in October of
  each year in which they are a member.
• Supplemental payments will be prepared centrally by the Office of Planning and
  Management.