Fellow-Level Membership

Benefits of Fellow-Level Membership

Members at this level:

• Are eligible to apply for Educators Academy grant (in development).
• Can receive individualized mentoring for educational scholarship.
• Learn to peer review teaching and teaching materials.
• Recognition in promotion and tenure applications.

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify for this level, applicants must:

• Be a UAMS employee ≥ 2 years.
• Provide evidence of scholarly teaching.
• Have evidence of completion of at least seven of the UAMS Education Curriculum workshops, or comparable experience.

Required for Application

Include the following items in your application packet.  Please keep a copy of the completed packet for your records.

• Completed membership application and agreement
• Curriculum vitae
• Support letter from department or division chair
• Teaching philosophy statement
• Evidence of scholarly teaching
• Certificates of completion for at least seven workshops in the UAMS Education Curriculum, or comparable experience

Expectations at the Fellow Level

At this level, members are expected to:

• Contribute at least five hours annually to the Educators Academy through serving as a peer teaching reviewer and/or teaching materials reviewer, presenting on education topics to other UAMS employees, and/or conducting Educators Academy committee work.
• Attend and graduate from the Teaching Scholars program or comparable experience.
• Complete an additional three or more workshops from the UAMS Education Curriculum.