ESLP Details

What are the goals of the ESLP?
The overall goals of the ESLP are to: 1) increase the number of educational leaders within the College of Human Medicine; 2) provide those educational leaders with the skills they need to be successful in their educational roles; and 3) design, implement and disseminate innovative educational scholarship.

Who is eligible for the ESLP?
The ESLP program is open to all current CHM faculty (clinical, basic science, social science, campus or community-based, or CHM Dean’s Office) interested in improving the quality of medical student education, and interested in educational scholarship. Applicants may currently have or aspire to an educational leadership position within the College.

What is the format of the ESLP?
The ESLP Program will begin Fall Semester, 2008. The program is two years in length, and includes the following activities:

  • Full Day Retreat: held at the beginning of each academic year.
  • Monthly Meetings: half-day meetings once a month on the East Lansing campus. Activities include core curriculum workshops and seminars, and meetings with educational project mentors.
  • Educational Project: each participant must design, develop, implement, and evaluate an educational project that is of benefit to the CHM curriculum and results in a peer-reviewed scholarly product. Participants will be assigned a senior CHM faculty mentor with expertise in their project area.
  • Readings and Assignments: related to both the core curriculum and the educational project.
  • AAMC meeting: during the second year of the ESLP, participants will participate in the Annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) by attending relevant sessions and/or presenting their educational project.
  • Educational Project Presentation: participants will present the results of their Educational Projects in the Spring of the second year at Lansing Research Day.

What are the expectations for the ESLP?

Participants:

  • attend and arrive on time for all retreats and on-campus sessions
  • to be prepared and participate actively in all ESLP activities
  • complete and return all assignments and materials on time
  • obtain a reliable high-speed Internet connection for ESLP activities
  • complete a mentored Educational Project
  • attend and participate in the AAMC annual meeting during Year 2 of the ESLP.

Sponsors:

  • pay a $2,000 program fee each year ($4,000total) by August 31.
  • reimburse the faculty member for travel/per diem expenses incurred during the on-campus retreats and monthly sessions.
  • provide support for the faculty member to attend the AAMC annual meeting during Year 2 of the ESLP.
  • arrange the faculty’s schedule to attend all sessions of the ESLP.
  • obtain reliable access to a high-speed Internet connection for use by the faculty member during the ESLP.
  • provide resources (as required) for the faculty member to complete the required Educational Project.

How many people will participate in the ESLP?
Every two years, no more than 12 CHM faculty will be selected to participate in the ESLP. Participants may be campus or community-based, and may be from any CHM academic unit (department, office, center, institute, etc.) or deans’ office. Applicants must be nominated by their supervisors and complete a written application. The ESLP Advisory Committee will select the Scholars for each cohort.

What is the time commitment for the ESLP?
In addition to the on-campus sessions, participants should expect to commit an average of 6 hours per month to ESLP at-home readings and assignments, and to the Educational Project. The overall time commitment to the ESLP will be approximately 10% effort.

What is the curriculum for the ESLP?
The final ESLP curriculum will be determined by the results of a formal needs assessment conducted with the ESLP applicants, and input from ESLP mentors and the Advisory Committee. The curriculum will address the broad categories education and evaluation, leadership and management, educational scholarship, instructional technology, scholarly communications, and career development. The curriculum will be taught by experienced MSU faculty and eternal consultants.

How will participants be evaluated?
Participants will be evaluated on attendance at on-campus sessions, completion of readings and assignments, mentor feedback, and progress toward the completion of the scholarly project.

How will the ESLP administered?
The ESLP will be physically housed in the Office of Medical Education Research and Development (OMERAD) on the second floor of East Fee Hall, taking advantage of the unit’s many training and technology resources. Dr. William A. Anderson will serve as ESLP Director. An Advisory Committee will provide guidance to the Director on applicant selection, curriculum, evaluation, and overall direction of the Program.

Project mentors will be experienced CHM faculty. They will be matched with participants whose project is within their area of expertise. The ESLP support staff will be physically housed in OMERAD. Ms. Emily Zoeller will serve as the Educational Program Coordinator for the ESLP.

How do I apply?
Application information and forms are located on this website. For questions about applying to the ESLP, please contact Dr. William Anderson, (517) 353-9656, ext. 230, or ander113@msu.edu.

Application Deadline – June 13, 2008