If you are seeking an opportunity to mentor, work with, or learn from a group of colleagues within the consortium who are dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning, please consider applying for membership in the Master Teachers Guild.  Whether you consider yourself a skilled and effective teacher or you would like to be one, the Master Teachers Guild will offer you opportunities to mentor or to be mentored.  Guild membership is open to faculty from both the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy.

THREE LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP

Candidates may enter at any level based upon their qualifications.  Apprentices and Fellows will be encouraged to engage in faculty development activities that will facilitate their progression through the levels of membership during their tenure at NEOUCOM.

• Apprentice:  is a limited membership, intended for faculty who are Instructors, postdoctoral fellows, chief residents and senior housestaff, faculty with less than three years of teaching experience but who have demonstrated a keen interest in and commitment to the educational efforts of NEOUCOM.

• Fellow:  is the level for faculty who hold the rank of at least Assistant Professor and who are experienced, reliable educators who seek to improve their pedagogical perfromance through the use of consultation and mentoring with more senior members of the Guild.  Faculty at this level will facilitate learning in one-to-one and small group settings; effectively evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of learners and give appropriate feedback to them; plan and deliver large group presentations; demonstrate various teaching methods based on learner needs and resources, and serve as teaching models and resources for trainees.

• Master Teacher:  is the level for outstanding and innovative faculty leaders who hold the rank of at least Associate Professor.  Faculty in this category will promote critical pedagogy, teach others to teach, establish networks, identify and promote pedagogical resources, develop and implement curricula, provide vision for the educational programs of NEOUCOM and disseminate information about NEOUCOM programs to local, statewide and national audiences through conference presentations and publications.