Academic rank is required and is taken into consideration in your application to the Academy. Visit the Academic Appointment and Promotions intranet website to learn more about achieving academic rank. Your membership level in the Academy can also enhance your proposal for academic rank through the impact of scholarly activities.

A look at what counts toward criterion 1

Membership is based on time spent honing your skills in an education role and demonstration of excellence within that role. Time investment for educational skill development includes:

• Time spent developing education-related knowledge/skills in yourself
• Time spent developing the education-related knowledge/skills of others

Requirements for each membership level are as follows. Review the Track Level Checklist for more details.

Documenting your time spent investing in your skills as an educator

There is one application link for applying, but three options for demonstrating that you meet criterion when you fill out your application:

Option 1: Document in RE-AIMS. Document in RE-AIMS (login required) the courses, seminars, or similar activities on education-related topics you have attended under "Courses Attended."

• Use the 2021 REAIMS electronic application instructions document to learn how to document faculty development in RE-AIMS.
• The review committee will run your RE-AIMS Report during the review process. It is best practice to run your report to determine what it looks like before selecting this option.
• Click here for instructions on how to run a REAIMS Report. Please be sure to use Microsoft Edge and save the report as an Excel file.  
• If you are a colleague from the Arizona campus and elect option 1 for documenting within REAIMS, please contact the Academic Support Office for instructions on how to maintain your CV information in the REAIMS database. 

• Option 2: Document in the Academy Application. Individually list the courses, workshops, and seminars that you have completed to develop your teaching and education skills within the Academy application itself.
• Option 3: Provide a Narrative. Alternatively, if you have been teaching/educating in a professional role for more than 15 years, you may provide a narrative, in lieu of an itemized list of educational skills development hours (for criteria 1). The narrative should describe how you have developed yourself for this role and include the following information:
  • How many years you have been a medical educator
  • Specific hours and workshops you have attended to better your skills as an educator
  • How you are demonstrating or utilizing these developed education skills in your career
  • This should not include time spent teaching medical or scientific content and skills to others, mentoring learners, or attending medical education meetings.

You may provide the narrative only one time. Once you are accepted into the Academy of Educational Excellence, all members are asked to continue to document hours through RE-AIMS in order to apply for progressive levels of membership or alternative tracks.  See an example narrative.

Demonstrating excellence in one of the following four categories can be completed in a number of ways. Review the Track Level Checklist for more details.