Academy Membership

The Academy for Excellence in Education provides a community for educators across UVA Health to be involved in programs centered on education. This community provides mentorship and networking as well as opportunities to connect with potential collaborators for program development and educational research/scholarly projects. Members can share their expertise as mentors or by leading professional development sessions for fellow educators. Members can also participate in workshops/programs to further develop their own competence in teaching and assessment, student/trainee advising, program development and evaluation, and other educator domains. Members can be considered for involvement in committees that guide the Academy and hold leadership roles on these committees. Members may also apply for internal educational grant funding and receive mentorship for career advancement. By engaging with the Academy, members can enhance their skills as educators and develop their teaching portfolio as they prepare for academic advancement.

Summary of Benefits: 

• Engage with education opportunities and visiting speakers with a focus on medical/biomedical sciences education
• Be or connect with an educational mentor across departments and divisions at UVA
• Lead/participate in committees or faculty development sessions
• Enhance educational expertise and teaching portfolio for academic advancement
• Connect with collaborators for program development or research/scholarly projects
• Establish a professional network within the educator community at UVA

1. Attend educator development programs co-developed with the Center for Excellence in Education
2. Attend mentoring talks and small-group discussion series with Academy Fellows
3. Attend Annual Innovation in Education Week events
4. Attend Academy-endorsed educator speakers or events sponsored by individual departments
5. Serve as a member, or co-chair of one of the CEE’s committees (Membership, Educator Advancement, Educational Scholarship, Teaching, or Innovation) OR serve as a member of a committee outside the Academy that promotes the SOM’s educational mission. Example committees include, but are not limited to:  Admissions Committee, Assessment Committee,  Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Committee, Excellence in Education Week Committee, Academic Standards and Achievement Committee (ASAC), etc.).

Spring 2024 Call

• Call for applications: February 28, 2024
• Applications due: April 5, 2024
• Membership notifications: April 30, 2024
• Induction Ceremony & Member Meeting: May 9, 2024

Any School of Medicine faculty member who contributes to education through training, teaching, and advising of undergraduate, medical or graduate students, residents, clinical or postdoctoral research fellows, or colleagues can be nominated (or self-nominate) for membership into the Academy.

Note: With the founding of the Academy, the faculty who had previously held membership in the Academy of Distinguished Educators (ADE) were automatically  granted an initial membership into the Academy without an application.  It is understood that continued membership will require renewal after 3 years with documentation of service and participation in Academy activities.

1. Attendance at Meetings/Events – Each year members will be required to attend two programs or meetings hosted by the Academy or endorsed by the Academy. The calendar year will coincide with the academic year from July 1 – June 30.
2. Committee Participation – In one 3-year cycle, each member will be asked to participate in one committee (2-year terms). Committees can be either directly related to the business of the Academy (Membership, Educator Advancement, Teaching, Innovation, or Educational Scholarship) or help promote the educational mission of the School of Medicine (examples but not limited to – Admissions committee, Assessment committee, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) committee, Excellence in Education Week committee, Academic Standards and Achievement Committee (ASAC), etc.).
3. Track Requirements – It is the responsibility of the member to track of involvement in the Academy. Every 3 years, members’ service and involvement in the Academy must be submitted to the Membership committee to apply for renewal.
4. Lapse of Membership – Membership of faculty members or fellows shall lapse in the event of written resignation, loss of UVA SOM faculty appointment, or failure to meet membership requirements during a 3- year cycle. Trainee membership shall lapse in the event of written resignation, loss of UVA SOM trainee status at the end of a training program. Those trainees who are hired as UVA faculty may apply for faculty membership.

1. Download the Member application here.
2. Complete each section of the application.
3. Save completed application with the naming convention: LastName_FirstName_Academy_Member
4. Submit completed application to the Center directly at cee@virginia.edu 

Trainee members are those members who are actively engaged in a health sciences or biomedical sciences postgraduate training program at UVA. Any trainee in a health sciences or biomedical sciences program may be eligible for membership into the Academy. By joining the organization, trainee members are eligible to attend and participate in all programs of the Academy.

1. Nomination – Trainee members must be nominated by a faculty member who is a member in good standing of the Academy and will serve to ensure the trainee is fulfilling the obligations of the Academy and actively participating in the organization.
2. Attendance at Meetings/Events – Trainee members will be required to attend two programs or meetings hosted by or endorsed by the Academy. The calendar year will coincide with the academic year from July 1 – June 30.
3. Track Requirements – It is the responsibility of the trainee member to track of involvement in the Academy. Trainee members must submit a record of their involvement in the Academy to the Membership committee to apply for renewal every three years.
4. Lapse of Membership – If trainee members do not meet membership requirements within the required renewal period, the membership will lapse, and the trainee member can re-apply during the next membership cycle.
5. Membership Expiration – Trainee membership expires in the event of written resignation or at the end of the training program.

1. Download the Trainee application here.
2. Complete each section of the application.
3. Save your completed application with the naming convention: LastName_FirstName_Academy_Trainee
4. Submit completed application to the Center directly at cee@virginia.edu