1. AGA Academy of Educators
Ryan D. Madanick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing (CEDAS)
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Email: madanick@med.unc.edu
Twitter: @RyanMadanickMD Phone: (919) 966-2513
Blog: http://gutcheckblog.com Fax: (919) 843-2508
2. Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this talk, learners should be able
to:
1. Discuss the purpose and mission of the AGA
Academy of Educators (AOE)
2. Identify benefits the AGA AOE can provide
for the careers of current and future clinician
educators
http://www.gastro.org/education-meetings/academy-of-educators
5. Threats to the Education Mission
“Both research and patient care bring to their
respective departments resources and
prestige…education is typically seen as
secondary to research and patient care.”
“Many good educators simply are unable to
spend time away from research or patient care
to teach…This structural problem requires a
structural remedy.”
Irby SM et al. Acad Med 2004;79:729.
6. AGA AOE Mission Statement
“The mission of the AGA Academy of Educators is to
be the home for educators within the AGA. The
academy will be the pre-eminent forum to support
and enhance teaching skills, mentorship, academic
promotion, innovation, funding, career
development, assessment
skills, leadership, communication and scholarship.
The academy will advocate for the education mission
both as an academic priority and as a career
pathway and will recognize excellence in education.”
7. Goals of the AGA AOE
1. Recognize and foster educational
excellence, innovation, and scholarship throughout the
career continuum.
2. Provide resources for teaching, training educators, and
leadership development.
3. Develop strategies to obtain funding to support careers
in education, including institutional and external support.
4. Create a framework for documentation of educational
excellence in support of promotion in an academic
educator pathway.
5. Advocate for the education mission both as an academic
priority and as a career pathway.
8. Structure of the AGA AOE
• Co-Directors: Suzy Rose, Helen Shields
• Advisory Board (includes Trainee Representative)
• Charter Members
• General Members
• AGA Staff: Lori Marks, Kelley Blanchard, Alison
Parsells
9. What can the AGA AOE offer for
Program Directors & Fellows?
14. Plenary Sessions at DDW
• 2012: “Teaching and Promoting Scholarship in
Education”
• 2013: “Planning for Promotion, Portfolios and
CVs”
15. Future Plans
• Grant opportunities
• Development of educator-specific outreach
• Others…
16.
17. AGA AOE: Summary
• Provides a home for GI faculty & trainees
interested in clinician educator track
• Offers opportunities for scholarly productivity
& development
http://www.gastro.org/education-
meetings/academy-of-educators
