1. The Academy of Medical Educators for SAS doctors The Reverend Dr. David CM Taylor FSB FHEA FAcadMed www.medicaleducators.org

2. Academy of Medical Educators? The Academy of Medical Educators is the professional organisation for all involved in the education and training of medical students and doctors.

4. Role of the Academy to provide leadership, promote standards and support all those involved in the academic discipline of medical education

5. Who is a member ? A wide range of colleagues

6. Annual Academic Meeting 2009

8. Sir Kenneth Calman Hon FAcadMed, January 2009

9. “I am a member of the Academy because I consider myself a trainee in medical education, and as such, it is the equivalent of being a member of a Royal College.” Member 2009

10. Good Medical Practice General Medical Council’s (GMC) Good Medical Practice (2001) requires that: ‘If you are involved in teaching you must develop the skills, attitudes and practices of a competent teacher’ (para.16).

11. How do employers, regulatory bodies and teachers themselves recognise, promote, value and develop education and training skills?

12. Professional standards The Academy’s professional standards are designed to provide a recognised national and international framework to demonstrate achievement And help to develop a transparent career structure for specialist medical educators.

13. Professional Standards A framework of 6 themes each classified into 3 levels of increasing sophistication www.medicaleducators.org

14. Themes: 1.Values of Medical Educators 2.Educational Scholarship 3.Teaching and supporting learners 4.Assessment and feedback to learners 5.Design and planning of learning activities 6.Educational Management and Leadership Academy of Medical Educators Professional Standards

15. How will the standards be used? As basis for AoME’s professional recognition scheme MAcadMed / FAcadMed By Deaneries, employing Trusts, HEIs for staff appointment and development In accreditation and mutual recognition processes By regulators

16. 3 Teaching and supporting learners 1.Supporting learners 2.Delivering Teaching 3.Maintaining an effective learning environment 4.Learning and teaching methods and resources 5.Feedback on learning 6.Participation 7.Reflection

17. 3.4 Learning and teaching methods and resources Level 1 3.4.1 Demonstrates awareness of a range of learning methods that may be used in learning and teaching activities 3.4.2 Demonstrates the application of learning and teaching methods that are relevant to programme content

18. 3.4 Learning and teaching methods and resources Level 2 3.4.2 Demonstrates the application of learning and teaching methods that are relevant to programme content 3.4.3 Demonstrates the use of learning resources developed by others

19. 3.4 Learning and teaching methods and resources Level 3 3.4.4 Adapts learning and teaching methods to unexpected circumstances 3.4.5 Develops innovative learning resources

20. Practical use of the professional standards www.medicaleducators.org

21. Staff Appointment and Development Deaneries Lead Provider and LEP Trusts Universities and Medical Schools

22. Accreditation and Mutual Recognition Higher Education Academy Appropriate PGT and CPD courses

23. Regulators GMC PMETB Deanery Commissioning QAA

24. Professional Recognition www.medicaleducators.org

25. Recognition Two levels of recognition –Fellowship – defined by achievements –Membership – defined by commitment

26. Membership Commitment in themes 1 and 2 –Attributes of educational professionals –Educational scholarship A demonstrable commitment within at least one of the other four themes –Teaching and supporting learners –Assessment and feedback to learners –Design and planning of learning activities –Educational governance

27. Fellowship Contribution linked to themes 1 and 2 and Either: –Achievements within each of the other four themes Or –A substantial achievement in at least one of the other four themes

28. Recognising Excellence in Medical Education workshops 09:30 – 12:30, Wednesday 10 February 2010 – 23 Bentinck Street 09:30 – 12:30, Friday 12 March 2010 – 23 Bentinck Street 09:30 – 12:30, Thursday 18 March - The Garden Room, Burwalls Centre for Continuing Education, Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PD 09:30 – 12:30, Thursday15 April 2010 – 23 Bentinck Street Anyone interested can contact Lynsey Haine on info@medicaleducators.org; info@medicaleducators.org registration forms on our website.

29. Members and Fellows, President ‘s Evening Reception October 2009

31. President ‘s Evening Reception October 2009

33. What is in it for me? www.medicaleducators.org

34. Why? Benchmarking Recognition Career development CPD Networking

35. Being a medical educator...now and tomorrow London, 27 th -28 th January 2010 Inaugural Calman Lecturer Bill Bryson Keynote speakers: –Professor Sir Christopher Edwards, Chair, Medical Education England –Professor James McKillop, Chair, General Medical Council Undergraduate Board –Professor David Irby, Vice Dean for Education and Professor of Medicine, University of California

36. “I am a member of the Academy because I consider myself a trainee in medical education, and as such, it is the equivalent of being a member of a Royal College.” Member 2009 www.medicaleducators.org

37. The Academy of Medical Educators for SAS doctors The Reverend Dr. David CM Taylor FSB FHEA FAcadMed www.medicaleducators.org