Scholarship in Medical Education
Scholarship in medical education is essential for advancing the quality and effectiveness of healthcare training. By fostering a culture of inquiry, innovation, and continuous improvement, medical educators can enhance teaching methods, curriculum design, and assessment strategies. Engaging in scholarly activities not only enriches the learning experience for students but also contributes to the ongoing development of the medical profession. Promoting scholarship in medical education ensures that future healthcare professionals are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities needed to meet the evolving challenges of patient care and medical practice.
Support for Scholarly Teaching
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's Faculty Development Committee have regular offerings to help make your teaching more scholarly. Check out their offerings here.
In addition, Vijay Daniels, Associate Chair, Education and Faculty Development has put together a set of Clinical Teaching Modules to help address common pitfalls in clinical teaching. You can sign up with your CCID here.
Support for Scholarship in Medical Education
1) DoM Scholarship in Medical Education Grant
Need a small grant to get the project off the ground or to the finish line? The DoM SiME Grant has you covered! We are taking applications for grants up to $20,000.
2) DoM Medical Education Research Assistant (MERA)
You're a busy clinician who doesn't have time for your ethics application, or your lit review, right? Let the DoM MERA help you with that!
To access our MERA, email dommera@ualberta.ca.
We Recognize Scholarly Activities
All scholarly activities are recognized by our Academic Faculty Evaluation Committee and Clinical Faculty Evaluation Committee.
Medical Education Publication Award
Each year, the Department of Medicine awards a member who has published in a top-ranked journal or peer-reviewed compendium. This award is given to a first, senior or corresponding author whose work was completed at the University of Alberta.
Terms of Reference Nomination Form
Annual Submission Deadline: March 15* at 5 p.m. MST
*If March 15 falls on a weekend, the submission deadline will be the next business day.
This award is presented to the recipient at the Department's Annual Celebration Dinner.
- 2023/2024: Not Awarded
- 2022/2023: Dr. Steven Katz
- 2021/2022: Not Awarded
- 2020/2021: Dr. Jaime Yu
- 2019/2020: Dr. Nicola Cherry/Dr. Jeremy Beach
- 2018/2019: Dr. Shannon Fong/Dr. Anna Oswald
- 2017/2018: Dr. Vijay Daniels
External Opportunities to Support Scholarship in Medical Education
U of A McCalla Professorship - $20,000
The McCalla Professors are "outstanding academics who have made (and continue to make) significant contributions to the integration of teaching and research, and educational leadership. The professorship gives candidates an opportunity to further combine their teaching and research in ways that are mutually beneficial."
Medical Council of Canada's Research in Clinical Assessment Grant - $37,500
"The Research in Clinical Assessment grant is intended to support and provide a principal investigator with the financial resources required to further complete their research while promoting the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) vision of ensuring that physicians have the competencies to support safe, accessible health care in Canada"
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's Grants
The Royal College offers a few different grants including their Medical Education Research Grant - $50,000