The Academy of Master Teachers

Academy By-Laws

Charter Members - September 2008

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WHAT IS THE ACADEMY?

The Academy is a Professional Society organized to demonstrate an ongoing institutional recognition of and commitment to teaching and learning excellence and the scholarship of teaching.
The Academy will recognize and reward faculty members at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio who exhibit teaching excellence, scholarly teaching practices, and/or extraordinary scholarship in teaching and education.

Academy members will encourage faculty who are dedicated to scholarly teaching and to educational scholarship and will serve as professional role models and mentors for faculty, residents, fellows, and students.

GOALS

In a coordinated effort with the Academic Center for Excellence in Teaching, the Academy has three goals: 

1. facilitate faculty members’ ongoing professional development and practice in the scholarship of teaching;

2. encourage career interest, excellence, commitment, and scholarship in teaching through professional development activities for students, residents, and fellows; and

3. contribute to the scholarship of teaching by conducting research in health professions education.

BENEFITS

There are seven benefits of Master Teacher membership as well as Master Teacher Scholar memberships.

1. Recognition of commitment and excellence in teaching and educational scholarship;
2. Rigorous peer review processes and professional development resources that can facilitate academic career success;
3. Ongoing interactions and opportunities for collaboration with colleagues;
4. Conferences and an annual retreat for Academy members focused on strengthening the educational mission of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio;
5. Eligibility for special programs and incentives;
6. Concurrent with the annual Induction ceremony for Academy members, peer recognition;
7. Master Teachers as well as Master Teachers Scholars are eligible for nomination and consideration for membership in the UT Academy of Health Science Education.

RESPONSIBILITIES

There are responsibilities of members in the Academy.

1. In coordination with ACET, maintain and strengthen performance and achievement in teaching and educational scholarship;
2. In coordination with ACET, contribute to strengthening the educational mission of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and of the respective Schools;
3. Support the effectiveness and continued development of an effective Academy through service and encouragement of others to engage in the Academy and Academy-sponsored programs and activities;
4. Participate actively in Academy membership activities;
5. Serve as champions, role models, and mentors of teaching excellence and educational scholarship;
6. Seize opportunities to communicate and demonstrate evidence of institutional commitment and achievements in the scholarship of teaching and educational scholarship at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio to colleagues and communities.