Educational scholarship

Abstract

The goal of this chapter is to give an outline of the clinician-educator pathway for undergraduate and graduate medical trainees with a focus on how to create scholarship from educational activities. The chapter will begin with the basic definitions and discuss different educator activities as defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). It will give a brief overview of curriculum development and design, assessment, mentorship and advising, teaching activities and educational leadership. It will delve into a discussion of the scholarship of education as defined by Boyer and Glassick You will learn about the necessary tools needed to utilize educational scholarship as a promotional tool in academic medicine. The chapter also includes case scenarios and worksheets for interpretation. The main focus of these case scenarios will be to highlight how everyday activities can be transformed into scholarship. The chapter will conclude with a section on the steps needed to publish educational literature and the necessary resources along with a few examples from recent literature.