Launching a career as an academic medical educator

Beginning to network with individuals who hold leadership positions within undergraduate medical education (UME) where students receive foundational knowledge, graduate medical education (GME) where graduates gain practical experience in specific specialties under the supervision of experienced phys...

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Published inHeart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 109; no. 22; pp. 1722 - 1723
Main Authors Sabanayagam, Aarthi, Qasim, Atif
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.11.2023
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Cardiology
Cardiology in focus
Careers
Core curriculum
Curriculum development
Directors
Educational leadership
Medical education
Professional development
Research methodology
Teaching
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Summary:Beginning to network with individuals who hold leadership positions within undergraduate medical education (UME) where students receive foundational knowledge, graduate medical education (GME) where graduates gain practical experience in specific specialties under the supervision of experienced physicians or with those active in medical education-based research, can guide and sponsor your academic ambitions and is a first necessary step.1 Those who hold appointments within the medical school (course directors, administrators) or within the medicine residency or cardiology fellowship (PDs, APDs, didactic directors or organisers) or even those at the highest levels (deans and vice deans of education) and outside your specialty can all be potential mentors. Opportunities for professional development also often exist in many of these areas.3Table 1 Areas of focus within medical education Areas for expertise Examples of activities Teaching clinical skills Teaching the cardiac physical examination for trainees. Engaging in education scholarship or pursuing a master’s degree in education or other types of more formal training can be an excellent opportunity for you to gain a deeper understanding of the principles and practices of education research, which often includes qualitative and mixed methods—research modalities not taught extensively in training programmes.
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ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heartjnl-2022-322284