Membership

Membership Tiers

Faculty with school-wide recognition of excellence in and dedication to the education mission of the SOM.
Pass and Susel Academy of Educational Excellence members are automatically included in this tier.

Faculty who are actively engaged in medical education and have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to careers in medical education.
This may include persons who have a defined role in education as well as those who have demonstrated substantial commitment and contributions to medical education in other ways.
Automatically included in this tier will be:
- Medical Education Deans and Directors
- Core Course and Clerkship Directors
- Directors of Longitudinal Threads
- Course Unit and Section Heads
- Sub-Internship/Elective Directors
- Residency/Fellowship Program Directors and Associate Directors
- House Heads and Mentors
- Admissions Committee Members
- Ombudspersons

Faculty, residents, fellows and students who are engaged in medical education and who aspire to careers in academic medicine and medical education.

Those who have achieved the level of core or distinguished educator and have left the institution or retired but continue to serve as educators.
To be considered, these educators must indicate interest in remaining in MELA.