Teaching Scholars Program Details and Application Process

Applicants must:

• Hold a UCSF appointment for at least one year as a teacher/educator in any of the professional schools or the graduate division, for any level of learners.
• Describe and provide examples of: 
  • Commitment to education, e.g., teaching and/or curriculum development experience, education committee participation, goals indicate desire for further engagement in education beyond teaching.
  • Engagement in personal development as an educator, e.g., participation in workshops for educators at UCSF or elsewhere; reflection on teaching that led to improvements.
  • Commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and social justice in health professions education and/or in health care, e.g., personal statement demonstrates understanding of anti-oppression, equity, social justice; specific activities that contribute to DEIA.
• Have support from Division/Department for time needed for TSP.
• Complete and submit an application to the Teaching Scholars Program by the deadline.

Other considerations:

• While applicants from the School of Medicine have priority, there is the potential for two spots for applicants from each of the other UCSF schools.
• The TSP cohort will reflect diversity and equity with respect to race/ethnicity, gender, specialty.

September to June - Interactive Seminars:

• Topic-based sessions every Tuesday 1-5 pm, Sessions are primarily on Zoom with planned face-to-face meetings so that everyone will know each other.  We will have a face-to-face meeting in the beginning and schedule others in a way that works for the cohort.
• A monthly mentoring session, one Tuesday per month with a CFE researcher and a small group of TSP participants.

July and August - Ongoing Project Work Time:

• Tuesday 1-5 pm project work and works in progress sessions that are aligned with participants’ personal and work schedules.

September - Graduation:

• Graduation and project presentations

Members of the TSP selection committee review applications and select each TSP cohort. The current committee includes TSP program leadership, the Associate Dean of Curriculum, and TSP graduates representing diverse perspectives. 
The selection committee strives to select a cohort of teaching scholars that reflects diversity with respect to specialty, race/ethnicity, gender and other identities.  We seek applicants from a range of backgrounds and with educational experiences across the continuum of health professions education, and we consider the following:

• A UCSF appointment for at least one year as a teacher/educator in any of the professional schools or the graduate division, for any level of learners.
• Evidence of commitment to education, e.g., teaching and/or curriculum development experience, education committee participation, goals indicate desire for further engagement in education beyond teaching.
• Evidence of engagement in personal development as an educator, e.g., completion of a Teach for UCSF certificate in General Teaching or Educator Essentials, participation in workshops for educators at UCSF or elsewhere; reflection on teaching that led to improvements.
• Evidence of commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and social justice in health professions education and/or in health care, e.g., Personal statement demonstrates understanding of anti-oppression, equity, social justice; Includes specific activities that contribute to DEIA.
• Support from Division/Department for time needed for TSP.

The committee strives to select a cohort of participants who reflect diversity and equity with respect to race/ethnicity, gender, specialty.

Timeline

• Deadline: March 18 at midnight
• Notification: Between April 15 and May 1

Instructions

To apply to the Teaching Scholars Program:

1. Gather the elements of the application packet as listed below in a single pdf for submission:
   • Curriculum Vitae. Preferably in UCSF format.
   • Goals Statement. Please write a narrative of approximately 1000 words describing:
     • Teaching background: Describe your teaching responsibilities and efforts to improve your teaching, including evidence of engagement in personal development as an educator, e.g., completion of a Teach for UCSF certificate in General Teaching or Educator Essentials, participation in workshops for educators at UCSF or elsewhere; reflection on teaching that led to improvements.
     • Education Interests: Describe what interests you about education in general. What kinds of education projects have you participated in and/or are you interested in? This can include curricular innovations, development of assessment tools, program evaluation, and/or educational research.
     • Commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression: Describe what you have done and what you would like to do to address racism and oppression. How does this relate to your role as an educator?
     • Educator career: How will participation in the Teaching Scholars Program advance your career plans as an educator?
2. Assemble the documents into a single .pdf document.
3. Complete the TSP Application Form online, including an upload of the single pdf document by March 18 at midnight. In the form you must provide:
   • the date of your original UCSF appointment
   • the name of a departmental leader* whom we will contact to attest to:
     • Supporting your participation in the program and its alignment with your career development and the educational goals of the department.
     • Release time for Tuesday afternoons for the year, early September through mid-September.
4. Contact Victoria Ruddick, Faculty Development Manager, at ruddickv@ucsf.edu if you do not receive a confirmation of the receipt of your application.

*Department leader can be one of the following:

• the applicant’s department chair
• your division chief with support from educational leadership such as a vice/associate chair for education, or program director.