Clinical Educator Track

The goal of the Clinical Educator Track is to provide residents with additional training and mentored practice to facilitate early success in careers as clinical educators.

This is a 24-month track that starts at the beginning of the PGY2 year and continues until the end of the PGY3 year.

• Applications are submitted in the spring of the PGY1 year
• Acceptance criteria: Interested applicants should provide a letter of intent, as well as one letter of support from the Residency Program Director, and one letter of recommendation from a University of Virginia faculty member
• Up to three residents per PG year will be accepted

General structure:

• Monthly didactic sessions related to the field of medical education
• Planned sessions and opportunities to actively practice various skills with mentored feedback in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Additional opportunities to participate in unique teaching activities in graduate medical education
• Applicants will have opportunities to participate and submit to conferences such as PAS, APPD, COMSEP, AAP, ACGME, and USC Innovations in Medicine
• Selected applicants are also encouraged to utilize 2-week elective blocks in the PGY2 and PGY3 years to submit finished products to regional and national conferences.
• A faculty mentor will be designated to mentor each applicant longitudinally
• This track also provides a smaller learning community of residents with a shared interest and commitment to a career incorporating medical education.