The Pediatric Medical Education Scholars Program was established to provide members of the Department of Pediatrics faculty and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh academic community with the opportunity to develop the skills and obtain the experience necessary to become leaders in medical education scholarship.
Funding of up to $10,000 (half provided by the OFD and half provided by the faculty member’s division) supports education costs to complete a Certificate in Medical Education Program from the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education (if not yet earned) and costs to conduct and disseminate outcomes of a mentored medical education research project.
One to two (2) faculty members will be selected annually.
Program Components
- Completion of ICRE Certificate of Medical Education Program (15 credits) for those who have not yet earned this Certificate
- Support from an education scholarship mentor committee, including semiannual meetings
- Design, completion and dissemination of a medical education research project
- Development and maintenance of educator portfolio
Application Requirements and Forms
- Completed Medical Education Project Proposal (Project Proposal Form)
- Completed Application ICRE Certificate of Medical Education (ICRE Application Form) or evidence of Certificate Program Completion
- Personal Statement
- Division Director Letter of Nomination
- Primary Mentor Letter of Support
Application Materials Checklist
Applicants may request a pre-submission review for feedback one month prior to the application due date. Please submit all materials to OFDpeds@chp.edu.
2025 Pediatric Medical Education Scholars
Past Recipients
2024
Daniel T. Atwood, MD
2020
Brighid O'Donnell, MD
Jane Taylor, MD, MsCR
2019
Bianca Loverde, DO