Academics

Faculty Development Workshops

Faculty Advancing in Medical Education (FAME) is a faculty development program sponsored by the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators and the MERITS Program (Medical Education Research, Innovation, Teaching, and Scholarship). FAME supports faculty educators by providing resources and training in key conceptual and practical skills in teaching and assessment. Launched in 2011, FAME offers faculty development sessions each academic year.

  • Enhance faculty members’ knowledge of theory-based education and its practical application.
  • Enhance faculty skills in teaching and assessment.
  • Improve medical student and resident education.

By the end of the workshops, the faculty will be able to:

  • Establish a framework for practically applying workshop topics to their teaching venues.
  • Improve specific faculty teaching and/or evaluation skills.

Responding to the Unprofessional Learner
January 28, 2026 (12-1 pm) Zoom
Speaker(s): Julia Simon, MD
 

Clinical Teaching
February 25, 2026 (12-1 pm) Zoom
Speaker(s): Shannon Martin, MD and Carrie Smith, MD

We are excited to announce the ​FAME Certificate Program, designed to advance education and teaching skills for our faculty at Pritzker. Built upon our established FAME series, this certificate program is designed to help faculty develop and empower their teaching skills through an intentional process.

All sessions are offered online, providing maximum flexibility to fit your schedule. The program is led by institutional medical education experts and is focused on advancing practical, evidence-based skills for effective teaching. We welcome a wide audience and are committed to helping educators across the spectrum advance their impact in medical education. Please complete this form to enroll.

Program Structure:

This three-year curriculum will develop your teaching abilities and enhance your impact in medical education. Completion of the program will require 6 core FAME sessions and any 2 elective FAME sessions, all of which are virtual. In addition, certificate participants will have the option to schedule and receive one Teaching Consult over the three years of the program.

The six core sessions will be presented on a 2-year rotation; three will be offered per year.

Six core FAME sessions:

  • Feedback
  • Clinical Teaching
  • Autonomy and Entrustment
  • Interactive Lecturing
  • Learning Climate and Psychological Safety
  • The Master Adaptive Teacher

Two elective FAME sessions (examples below; annual schedule will vary):

  • AI and Medical Education
  • Bias in Assessment
  • Simulation Coaching and Training
  • Professionalism
  • Coaching in Medicine
  • The Struggling Learner
  • Debriefing in Medical Education
  • MedEd Day Keynote