Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Bishop Fellowship Program Details

Bishop Fellowship Program Components

Bishop Fellowship - ACE Option program consists of six components:

1. Formal Education
Three ACE seminars, each lasting 1 week
One 5-day AAMC Executive Development Seminar (optional)
2. Readings & Preparation between Seminars
Fellows complete assigned online individual and group learning activities, such as completing leadership style instruments, and securing and entering into their institutions’ financial information.
3. Project
Each Fellow identifies a project he/she is interested in and which will be of benefit to their school. Once the objectives of the project are determined, Fellows then select a medical school host dean with assistance from the Bishop Program director.  The Fellow works with the home and host deans to design a learning plan to achieve those objectives.  The Fellow and home dean develop a plan for how the Fellow's skills will be used at the home institution.  It is important that the Fellow have the opportunity to use the newly acquired skills as soon as possible upon project completion.
4. The Off-campus Learning Experience
Each Fellow spends at least 3 weeks with a dean or other high-level administrator at a host institution. As they are mentored by a team of experienced administrators, Fellows observe how other institutions and their leaders problem solve and handle change.
5. National Policy Forums
Because effective local leadership depends on knowledge of both national and international environments, Fellows are required to attend national meetings, particularly the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine annual meetings.
6. Other Visits
Fellows are encouraged to visit other campuses to enhance their learning about a particular strategic issue as well as broaden their perspectives generally.

Bishop Self-directed Fellowship Option:

1.  The formal education component of this option will be developed by the Fellow.
2.  This Fellowship option shares components 3 through 6 with the ACE option.
3.  An outline of the self-designed curriculum of study will be part of the application. The curriculum must have specific objectives and justify the curricular elements that support those objectives.
4.  Curricular objectives must address issues of relevance to family medicine and be related to education, health system reform, services delivery, and/or research.
5.  A budget will be submitted with the application.  Up to $25,000, to cover travel, lodging, meals and registration fees, will be awarded by the STFM Foundation.

What Are the Program Costs?

The Nominating Institution for both options:

  • Pays the salary and benefits during the Fellowship year
  • Assures that the Fellows will have time to complete readings and homework tasks and to attend seminars, national meetings, and off-campus visits

The Bishop/ACE Fellowship pays for:

  • ACE Seminars and AAMC Executive Development Conference tuition, travel, housing, and food
  • Registration, travel, housing and food at annual meetings of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Council on Education, and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  • Travel for three week-long visits and food and housing at the host medical school

The Bishop Self-directed Fellowship pays up to $25,000 based upon the submitted budget.

What Are the Deadlines?

  • Completed nominations and candidate application materials are due on or before October 5, 2011.
  • Finalists will be selected and notified by late-October, 2011.
  • Fellows identify and confirm host dean, identify project, and develop year’s learning plan by June 1, 2012.
  • The program begins June 1, 2012 and ends the following May 31, 2013.

Application Forms:

All application materials should be sent electronically to Kay Frank, kfrank@stfm.org, by October 5, 2011

1. Bishop Fellowship Program Application Form —Self-directed Fellows
2. Bishop Fellowship Program Application Form—ACE Fellows
3. Bishop Fellowship Program Dean/CEO Nomination Form
4. Bishop Fellowship Program Reference Form

Bishop Fellows

2011-2012
Patricia A. Carney, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University

Michael K. Magill, MD
University of Utah School of Medicine

Elissa J. Palmer, MD, FAAFP
University of Nevada School of Medicine

Russell G. Robertson, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Accepted for fellowship but declined due to new role as dean

2010-2011
Elizabeth G. Baxley, MD
University of South Carolina

2009-2010
Victoria Kaprielian, MD
Duke University

2008-2009
Joseph Hobbs, MD
Medical College of Georgia

William J. Hueston, MD
Medical University of South Carolina

Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
University of Cincinnati

2007–2008
Mark Penn, MD, MBA
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Joshua Freeman, MD
University of Kansas

Charles Henley, DO, MPH, MS
University of Oklahoma–Tulsa

2006–2007
Carlos Moreno, MD, MSPH
University of Texas HSC at Houston

2005–2006
William Wadland, MD, MS
Michigan State University

Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
University of Michigan

2004–2005
Marjorie Bowman, MD, MPA
University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Burns, MD, MA
University of North Dakota

2003–2004
Byron Crouse, MD
University of Wisconsin

John Saultz, MD
Oregon Health and Science University

2002–2003
Lars Larsen, MD          
East Carolina University

David Swee, MD
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

2001–2002
Klea Bertakis, MD, MPH
University of California-

Davis Richard Clover, MD
University of Louisville

James Herman, MD, MSPH
Penn State University

For further information, contact:

Robert Graham, MD, Fellowship Executive Director
Stacy Brungardt, STFM Foundation Executive Director