6th Annual Medical Education Leadership Institute

Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of T4’s sixth successful class of medical education leaders!

Training Tomorrow's Teachers Today (“T4”) is a five-day program developed by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.  The program is intended to provide practical teaching and leadership skills to AMSA members interested in academic medicine.  At T4, you can expect to learn skills that will help you develop effective teaching methods, be a good bedside teacher during your residency, become a stronger leader, and prepare for a successful career in academic medicine.  The program will also allow time for reflection and networking with numerous faculty members at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.  

As part of the application process, students will need to present a plan for a teaching project.  Students should include plans for the project's implementation upon returning to their respective institutions.  Students are encouraged to work with their medical school's leadership and faculty to identify a teaching opportunity in the medical school or in the broader community.  For example, one student may collaborate with an elementary school to teach a nutrition course to sixth graders, while another student may secure the opportunity to teach an introductory anatomy lecture to first year medical students.  Students are encouraged to be creative and to identify and teaching opportunity which will be personally interesting and challenging.

Selected students will convene at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. - one of the nation's most respected centers of medical education - to participate in five days of student-centered, skills building training, led by a team of top faculty from the university.  Attendees will enjoy course sessions with active learning environments and an emphasis on group discussion.  Courses will center on the following topics:

• Teaching
• Adult Learning
• Teaching a Skill
• Providing Effective Feedback
• Teaching in the Presence of a Patient
• Case-Based Teaching
• Lecturing Skills & Public Communication
  
  
• Leadership
• Self Awareness
• Leadership Styles
• Building Teams
  
  
• Careers in Academic Medicine
• Career Tracks
• Scholarship
• Promotion - How to get ahead
• Balancing an academic career

Students are encouraged to contact the institute coordinator Michelle Sullivan with any questions: michelle.sullivan@vanderbilt.edu.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Any allopathic or osteopathic medical school student who is interested in a career in academic medicine should strongly consider participating. The ideal applicant will have demonstrated an interest in teaching and have significant leadership experience. Students at any stage in their medical education are encouraged to apply.

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DEADLINES

Applications Due: May 9, 2009
Accepted Students Notified: On or Before May 17
Program Fees Due: May 15, 2009

PROGRAM FEES

The fee to attend the institute is $375. It is expected that the participants program fee and travel costs will be covered by the student's home institution.* Program fees will be used to offset the cost of developing the educational program, including resource materials, video recording of teaching encounters, and administrative support.  This charge also includes 6 nights’ accommodation, as well as breakfast and lunch for each day of the program.  Participants will be responsible for all other meals and travel expenses, including airfare and/or ground transportation.  Please be aware that both AMSA and GW have worked hard to provide participants with a unique, enjoyable, and educational experience while keeping costs at a minimum.

* To obtain funding to cover the costs of your attendance of this institute, speak with your school’s administration (good places to start: Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of Curriculum, or Dean of Education).  Remind your school that you have been selected for a national fellowship opportunity – an honor for you and for your school.  Explain that schools typically fund their students, and we do not like to disadvantage certain students by requiring those students to self-fund.  If your school does not agree to fully fund your travel and tuition, please let us know immediately and we will seek funding on your behalf.