Scholarship of Teaching has been defined as having three critical elements: 1. a tangible or electronic product, 2. peer reivewed for quality, and 3. publicly disseminated for others to use and build upon. In order to enhance the Scholarship of Teaching at UTHSCSA, the Academic Center for Excellence in Teaching (ACET) provides a Scholarship of Teaching Grants (STG) Program.  STG provides financial support in the range of $2,500 to $10,000 per project. Fifty-five UTHSCSA faculty members have received STG awards since 1996. Previous awards have been used for a variety of projects including developing computer-based learning modules or Web-based courses, pilot-testing new strategies to evaluate student competence, and conducting research to measure the effectiveness of educational strategies.

STG’s are awarded on a competitive basis.  A call for applications will be sent to faculty in February, 2008 with a deadline for STG proposal submission in early May; awards will be presented on September 1, 2008. The Academic Center for Excellence in Teaching (ACET) Advisory Committee, which is composed of faculty representatives from all UTHSCSA schools and academic support units, reviews the STG applications and selects the projects to be funded.

To obtain a STG application or obtain additional information about this program, please contact Mr. Ray Howard at campus phone 7-2813 or by e-mail at howardr3@uthscsa.edu.

Ruth-Marie E Fincher, Janis A Work (2006) Perspectives on the Scholarship of Teaching Medical Education 40 (4), 293–295.

2007 Scholarship of Teaching Grant Awardees

Thea Ballinger, M.A., Jim Tysinger, Ph.D., Mark Nadeau, M.D., and Juanita Trevino (Family and Community Medicine): Mobile Medicine Podcast Program

Jean Petershack, M.D. (Pediatrics), Cathy Robichaux, M.D. (Anesthesiology), and Sara Gill, Ph.D. (Family Nursing): Interdisciplinary Education in Palliative Care

Pranavi Sreeramoju, M.D. (Medicine), Jennifer Peel, Ph.D. (Anesthesiology), Aggie Manwell-Jackson, Ph.D. (Academic Informatics Services), and Jan Patterson, M.D. (Medicine): Infection Prevention Education for UTHSCSA Personnel

Robert Badgett, M.D. (Medicine), Glen Medellin, M.D. (Pediatrics): A Free-text Based Audience Response System to Enhance Team Learning and Group Decision Making

Alicia Galvan, D.D.S., Kelly Halligan, D.D.S., Adriana Vargas, D.D.S, Mary Norma Partida, D.D.S. (General Dentistry): Heroes for the Homeless: Strategies for Teaching Dental Students about Cultural Competency

2007 UT System Health Science Education Small Grant Awards

Six proposals were funded and 3 are from UTHSCSA:

1. Dr. Glen Medellin (Pediatrics): Wireless Classroom Network: Engaging Students through Audience Response Systems and Team Based Learning
2. Dr. Jean Petershack (Pediatrics): Performance Assessment of the Newborn History and Physical Examination by Medical Students and Residents
3. Dr. Sand Sanchez-Reilly (Family & Community Medicine): Development and Implementation of an End-of-Life Communication Skills Educational Intervention for Interdisciplinary Trainees: The DIE-COM