Medical Education Community of Practice
The IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice empowers clinical educators by supporting their teaching efforts across all learner levels. The community is dedicated to fostering career development for clinician-educators, advocating for growth along this pathway and promoting medical education scholarship. Whether you’re an experienced educator or just starting your journey, the CoP provides a collaborative space to enhance your skills, connect with peers and drive excellence in medical education.
Showcasing the groundbreaking work of medical educators
The Leadership Group of the Medical Education Community of Practice aims to showcase the groundbreaking work of medical educators in ID. All educators are eligible, including: Faculty, Fellows, Pharmacists, and Advanced Practice Providers. Please join us in celebrating each of the dedicated and inspiring education professionals featured!
Nominate the next Featured Educator
The Leadership Group of the Medical Education Community of Practice aims to showcase the groundbreaking work of medical educators in ID. Through the Featured Educator webpage, we highlight innovative education practices among our members, encourage collaboration among educators and inspire those pursuing medical education careers. By doing so, we exchange novel ideas and best practices, implement successful concepts in our institutions and establish partnerships to work together across institutions. We also prioritize candidates whose work aligns with IDSA’s inclusion, diversity, access and equity initiatives.
The community is organized into three working groups
- Lead the development and submission of health professions education-related sessions at IDWeek in partnership with Program Committee members responsible for health profession education content.
- Review IDWeek Medical Education abstract submissions.
- Organize the IDSA Medical Education CoP Meeting at IDWeek each year.
- Organize and run the IDSA Clinician Educator Coaching Program.
- Develop programs to support career advancement for clinician-educators.
Access the resources produced and curated by the Teaching and Learning Resources Workgroup.
- Develop material to support the IDSA community to be better teachers and curate resources for ID Clinician Educators to enhance their skills in Health Professions Education.
