The Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) offers health professions faculty the opportunity to participate in an 18 month program designed to enhance knowledge and skills, and develop future leaders in medical/healthcare education with a focus on core components of educational scholarship and curriculum development. The certificate program culminates in the development of an education research project or a curriculum development project and is built upon the overall goal of developing a cadre of highly skilled educational scholars and leaders on the Anschutz Medical Campus. The program consists of 3 core elements:
- Weekly Afternoon Seminar Series meeting 3-4 times per month over the academic year
- Curriculum Development Project and/or Education Scholarship Project
- Faculty Mentorship and Guidance
Core content is covered in the seminar series and continues throughout the year using a variety of independent learning opportunities to meet the needs and schedules of the TSP participants. The content covers aspects of educational theory, adult learning, teaching strategies, and educational methods while focusing on educational scholarship, tools for educational research, curriculum development, program evaluation, career development and educational leadership. All participants attend weekly meetings on Tuesday afternoons and pursue a medical/healthcare education research or curriculum development project. Content is presented by faculty during the weekly sessions and TSP participants receive guidance and mentoring as they develop important skills and leadership through educational scholarship.
Selection for TSP occurs annually and consists of a competitive application process. TSP participants are expected to commit .10 (10%) FTE for the 2012-13 academic year and attend all scheduled sessions on Tuesday afternoons. Additional information, and applications for approximately 12-14 participants in the next cohort, will be available in early January. Applications must be submitted by February 29, 2012 and will need to include a concept for a curriculum development or education research project as well as a commitment of protected time from the applicant’s department.