Membership | Health Sciences Educators’ Academy for Learning (HEAL)

Proficiency in this category is evidenced by at least two accomplishments within the last three years. Examples of accomplishments include, but are not limited to:

• Pursues more than average teaching opportunities.
• Consistently receives outstanding teaching evaluations.
• Recipient of a teaching award or other recognition as an outstanding teacher or role model for health professions learners.
• Has a local, regional, national, or international reputation as a teacher evidenced by invitations to speak or present on educational topics at meetings at any of those levels.
• Demonstrates teaching excellence in other ways justified in application material as the membership subcommittee deems appropriate.

Proficiency in this category is evidenced by at least two accomplishments within the last three years. Examples of accomplishments include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and/or implements learner assessment instruments or strategies (for example: OSCEs, labs, simulations, peer educator evaluations).
• Develops and/or implements program evaluation strategies (for example: work with LCME, GME, departmental educational evaluation strategies).
• Initiates or actively participates in quality improvement activities for program evaluation or learner assessment.
• Leads or participates in an assessment or competency focused committee (for example: Competence Committees for residencies).

Proficiency in this category is evidenced by at least two accomplishments within the last three years. Examples of accomplishments include, but are not limited to:

• Has created and/or implemented a new course, curriculum, or innovative teaching method used for health professions education (for example: leading a course in I-EXPLORE, integrating new technology into teaching, implementing new curriculum on well-being).
• Is recognized as an innovative educator as evidenced by dissemination and adoption of their materials or methods locally, regionally, or nationally (for example: invited presentations/publications related to their work in this area).

Proficiency in this category is evidenced by at least two accomplishments within the last three years. Examples of accomplishments include, but are not limited to:

• Holds leadership position in education such as: course instructor, clerkship director, residency program director/assistant director, fellowship director, lab leader, Vice Chair of Education, member of major decision-making educational committee (CEP, CSP, FEC).
• Serves on or leads an education-associated committee in regional, national, or international organization.
• Serves as a member of editorial boards of journals with a focus on education or as an expert on education-related content in other journals.
• Participation in national educational activities (for example: involvement in programs sponsored by professional organizations, workshops, certification courses for education).
• Critical participation/leadership in site accreditation visits.
• Participation in major educational reform endeavors (for example: I-EXPLORE).

Proficiency in this category is evidenced by at least two accomplishments within the last three years. Examples of accomplishments include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates significant impact on mentee goals.
• Recipient of awards or other accolades for work in mentoring and advising.
• Supports and advises others in review of teaching and learning practices.
• Involvement in a HEAL community of practice.

Proficiency in this category is evidenced by at least two accomplishments within the last three years. Examples of accomplishments include, but are not limited to:

• Impact on local, regional, or national health professions educators through dissemination of knowledge via publication or other methods (for example: invited speaker on educational topics, podcasts on education).
• Peer reviewed publication related to health professions education.
• Serves as a PI, mentor, or team member on an education focused grant.
• Evidence of scholarship in teaching and learning including application development, or peer-reviewed educational workshops/presentations.
• Serves as an editor, peer reviewer, or organizer of education-focused publication, organization, or event (for example: organizes med ed annual conference).