Apply for Academy Membership

Eligibility to apply for membership

• Faculty member in at a healthcare education or at a health professions school institution since at least July 1, 2021 (5 years) on including being faculty at UCSF since at least July 1, 2023 (3 years). Volunteer Clinical Professors are eligible.

• Outstanding educator of health professions students and/or residents and/or fellows, and/or a faculty developer focused on health professions educators at UCSF. 

• Demonstrates excellence in Teaching and one other domain (Educational Leadership, Learner Assessment, Curriculum Development and Instructional Design, or Mentoring and Advising). 

• Commits to fulfilling membership participation expectations (see Expectations of members section below). 

Membership in the Academy of Medical Educators provides professional and personal rewards:

• The Academy is a cross-departmental community of dedicated educators who work together to strengthen their own teaching and to promote excellence in teaching across UCSF.
• Academy members are recognized as highly accomplished educators and are often consulted by colleagues and departmental leaders on questions of educational import.
• Due to the rigor of the selection process, Academy membership is known to be a sign of outstanding performance by the committees that oversee UCSF's merit and promotion process.
• Members are eligible to apply for the Academy endowed chairs program.

Academy members in good standing maintain the high level of work in education and teaching that qualified them for membership and contribute to advancing the Academy's mission. Please review expectations of service for more information.

Download the 2026 AME Membership Application Resources materials to complete an application.
These resources include:

• 2026 Membership Application Guide, Templates and Rubrics
• 2026 Exemplars of the Educator's Portfolio
• the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Principles of Professionalism for Membership Application

Complete 2026 Applicant Information and Letter of Intent Form

Other Application Tips:

• You may should request an Application Coach via the Letter of Intent Form. Coaches are Academy members who help faculty decide when to apply and offer guidance, support and feedback to applicants on their Educator’s Portfolio,  and selection of references. 
• Consider arranging a brief, informal peer feedback session about your teaching to help you demonstrate teaching outcomes in your Educator’s Portfolio. Ask a peer to observe you in any teaching setting, or discuss your teaching in a recently completed course with the course director. Use the new Brief Observation Teaching Tool, or AME-BOTT, to log your feedback and action plans: AME-BOTT.
• Consider scheduling a Teaching Observation Program (TOP) Session to get formal feedback from a trained observer. 
• Consider enrolling in the Teach for UCSF Certificate Program to gain in-depth understanding and essential skills as health professional educators.