Associate Fellowship and Fellowship opportunities with AMEE have been created to assist educators around the world in establishing recognition of their career in medical/health professions education, and underscore their accompanying responsibility to contribute to the development of more junior colleagues.
Our Fellows and Associate Fellows are leaders in the healthcare professions education sector, influencing innovation, change and development towards the goal of achieving excellence. The below information outlines how you too can achieve this and take your place at the forefront of driving excellence in healthcare professions education. 

 

Associate Fellow

Associate Fellowship recognises members of AMEE who have demonstrated a consistent commitment to medical/health professions education through their scholarly contributions to the field.

Associate Fellowship candidates are typically academics or health professionals who have been recognised as effective teachers, researchers, developers and leaders in education for a period of more than three years. They have also demonstrated a commitment to facilitating the learning of students and junior colleagues in academic, clinical and/or community settings.

In seeking Associate Fellowship of AMEE, applicants make a commitment to promote scholarship in health professions education, including the ongoing mentorship and development of more junior members of AMEE who aspire to recognition at Associate Fellow level. Associate Fellows are expected to contribute actively to AMEE activities

Criteria 

To qualify for Associate Fellowship you should be able to demonstrate that: 

  • You are a current active member of AMEE
  • You are qualified to at least Bachelor's level in an academic field related to Health Professions Education, or you hold current registration as a health professional
  • You have actively contributed to AMEE across the last five years through things like: Having published a scholarly article as first or lead author, or having delivered at least one presentation as first or lead author at an AMEE conference or other International Health Professions Education conference
  • You have completed the ESME Specialist certificate

Application and Review Process

Download the Application Form

To apply for Associate Fellowship please download and complete the application form them email it back to [email protected]. There is an application fee required of £50, and once received, applications will be processed within two months in the following way: 

  • AMEE Office will process the information received and check for eligibility
  • Chair/Vice Chair will review the application and make a final decision. Inaugural Fellows may be consulted in the cast of any doubt
  • You will be contacted with the results
  • If successful your award would be valid for five years, after which revalidation is required at a fee of £50
Please note that the application fees are non-refundable if your application is unsuccessful. 

Benefits

If your application is successful you will become an Associate Fellow of AMEE and: 

  • You will be able to use the post-nominal AFAMEE
  • You will receive an Associate Fellow lapel pin as well as a certificate of award

Expectations

Associate Fellows of AMEE are expected to be active members of the AMEE community and contribute as regularly as possible to AMEE activities, for example by presenting/being involved in webinars and at the annual conference, getting involved in AMEE initiatives such as mentorship/community activities/ASPIRE, and in promoting content for AMEE. 
You would also be expected to renew your Individual membership on an annual basis and have your details added to an online database of AMEE Associate Fellows. 


Fellow

Fellowship recognises members of AMEE who have demonstrated a consistent commitment to excellence in health professions education through scholarly contributions to the field over at least five years. 

Candidates for AMEE Fellowship are typically: 
 
  • Academics holding senior roles related to education in their own institutions for a substantive period of time (five or more years), including scholarly contributions such as leading the development of a major curriculum innovation
  • Clinician educators who have demonstrated a very high level and continuing commitment to facilitating the learning of students and junior colleagues in clinical or community settings, underpinned by appropriate scholarship
  • Medical/health professions education researchers who have made significant contributions to the literature
All candidates should be recognised by peers for their scholarly achievements at national and international level.
Fellows of AMEE make a commitment to continue their leadership and promotion of scholarship in medical/health professions education into the future, as well as to the ongoing mentorship and development of more junior members who aspire towards recognition at Associate Fellow or Fellow level. Fellows are expected to contribute actively to AMEE activities.

Criteria 

To qualify for Fellowship you should be able to demonstrate that: 

  • You have been an active member of AMEE for the last five years
  • You are qualified to at least Master's level (or equivalent) in an academic field related to Health Professions Education, or you hold current registration as a health professional
  • You have made major and regular contributions to AMEE in the last five years
  • You have made a consistent, continuing contribution to scholarship in health professions education over at least five years
  • You have provided leadership in the field of health professions education

Application and Review Process

Download the Application Form

To apply for Fellowship please download and complete the application form them email it back to [email protected]. There is an application fee required of £120, and once received, applications will be processed within two months in the following way: 

  • AMEE Office will process the information received and check for eligibility
  • Members of the AMEE Fellowship Committee (AFC) will review nominations
  • Chair/Vice Chair will review the application and make a final decision. Inaugural Fellows may be consulted in the cast of any doubt
  • You will be contacted with the results
  • If successful your award would be valid for five years, after which revalidation is required at a fee of £120
Please note that the application fees are non-refundable if your application is unsuccessful. 

Benefits

If your application is successful you will become a  Fellow of AMEE and: 

  • You will be able to use the post-nominal FAMEE
  • You will receive a Fellow lapel pin as well as a certificate of award

Expectations

Fellows of AMEE are expected to be active members of the AMEE community and contribute as regularly as possible to AMEE activities, for example by presenting/being involved in webinars and at the annual conference, getting involved in AMEE initiatives such as mentorship/community activities/ASPIRE, and in promoting content for AMEE. 
You would also be expected to renew your Individual membership on an annual basis and have your details added to an online database of AMEE Fellows. 
 
"Becoming a Fellow of AMEE gives me the chance to communicate with educators from around the world and discuss new educational concepts"

Jiang Shuangjian - AMEE Associate Fellow


"I intend to be an associate Fellow of AMEE to become a more effective member of the medical education community and be able to join efforts with other colleagues around the world to creatively and effectively improve medical and health education both in Brazil and abroad"

Maira Loesch - AMEE Associate Fellow

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