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Apply to be part of STFM's Medical Student Educators Development Institute (MSEDI) in 2021. The 18-month fellowship offers training, tools, and support for faculty who educate medical students and is particularly suited to those who aspire to be clerkship directors or medical student education directors.

Benefits

MSEDI will give you the skills needed to advance your career in medical student education. You will forge enduring relationships with other participants, as well as the Institute faculty, who will support and guide you throughout your professional career. You can expect to learn these skills and more:

Developing curriculum
Evaluating students
Dealing with challenging learners
Recruiting and maintaining preceptor networks

Directing a course
Providing career advice to students
Submitting a scholarly project
Maintaining work/life balance

Applicants must be current STFM members. If you're not a member and you're interested in the fellowship, you can join STFM online.

Now accepting applications for the 2021 fellowship through March 3, 2021.

Download and edit this fillable PDF application form and email to Kim Sevedge at ksevedge@stfm.org.

Email Emily Walters at ewalters@stfm.org with questions.

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The registration fee for the fellowship is $2,495. This covers the program fee and registration for both the STFM Conference on Medical Student Education and the STFM Annual Spring Conference. Participants pay travel expenses.

The next Institute will be held in 2021-2022. The Institute typically includes two 1-day in-person sessions, although this will be modified for a virtual kick-off in spring 2021, along with regular virtual mentor-mentee group meetings and breakouts.

March 2021

Program acceptance notifications sent out

April 19, 2021

Virtual workshop from 12 - 4 pm EST (11 am – 3 pm CST, 10 am – 2 pm MST, 9 am – 1 pm PST)

May 3-6, 2021

Attend the virtual STFM Annual Spring Conference
2-hour fellowship virtual workshop with breakout sessions
MSEDI fellowship virtual coffee meet-up

May 24, 2021

Virtual workshop from 12-3 pm EST (11 am – 2 pm CST, 10 am – 1 pm MST, 9 am – 12 pm PST)

June - November 2021

Participate in mentor-mentee small groups to develop scholarly curricular projects

January 2022

In-person fellowship meeting: January 27, 2022 • San Antonio, TX • the preconference day for the 2022 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education
Attend the 2022 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education

May - June 2022

Complete and submit scholarly projects for the 2023 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education

There are deadlines throughout the 18 months of the Institute for project completion, submission, and mentor communication.

“MSEDI is a comprehensive program that will give you the specific skills and knowledge you need to succeed as a medical student educator. Through MSEDI you will find valuable colleagues and mentors, and have the opportunity to grow your skills while completing an educational project specific to your institution. Whether you want to focus on scholarship, leadership, and professional growth, or curriculum development, you will find it in the MSEDI fellowship—all packaged and linked to two of family medicine’s key academic meetings.”

—Miriam Hoffman, MD, Seton Hall–Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New Jersey.