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Roxanne Vrees, MDClerkship Director, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rvrees@brown.eduSara TinkhamAdministrative Coordinator for Medical Student Advisory Programs, UNC School of MedicineAlice Chuang, MD, MEdAssistant Dean for Student Affairs, UNC School of Medicine, achuang@med.unc.edu

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:¡ Define promotion¡ Compare and contrast CV vs. Educator

Portfolio¡ Describe the steps in building your Educator

Portfolio¡ Review the key components of an Educator

Portfolio¡ Begin framing her/his own Educator Portfolio

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¡ Academic promotion seeks to recognize and reward excellence in faculty

¡ Excellence is defined in terms of contributions to one’s profession§ Scholarship§ Leadership§ Publications§ Administration§ Clinical work§ National reputation

¡ Making the commitment¡ Institutional culture

§ Process and criteria for promotion§ Who makes the decision§ Steps you need to take to prepare§ Steps others need to take to support you§ What is the nature of the committee that decides

¡ Collection¡ Reflection¡ Selection¡ Organization¡ Sharing

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¡ CV defines quantity, but does not reflect quality of work

¡ Educator Portfolio demonstrates quantity, quality and also impact, allows for more robust description of work, allows creativity to be highlighted

¡ Summative portfolio – for promotion¡ Formative portfolio – for

personal/professional development

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¡ Creating your “Reflective Statement” § Why are you in education§ Why does your job bring you joy§ What do you do best (personal characteristics,

skills and competencies)§ What do you like best§ What are your favorite educational activities§ What are your priorities in life (values,

preferences, motivations)

¡ Transforming the traditional CV¡ Dynamic preparation of your promotion

packet¡ “Evidentiary method”

§ Need empirical evidence, unique to you and MUST be critiqued by senior mentor

¡ Documentation of scholarship¡ Documentation of excellence in teaching¡ Documentation of expertise in an area

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¡ Teaching Responsibilities§ Teaching evaluations (students, peers)§ Learner performance (course evaluations)§ Innovative educational structures

¡ Teaching awards § Most highly rated performance for promotion§ Feature articles§ Letters from community members

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¡ Curriculum Development/Instructional Design: § Learning objectives§ Course syllabi§ Instructions units§ Chapters in textbooks§ Instructional materials and resources – modules,

PPT files, web based resources, CD-ROM videotape

¡ Leadership in Development§ New medical education programs§ Community-based education program§ Committee membership

¡ Scholarship§ Grants, presentations, publications, other peer

reviewed activities, MedEd Portal¡ National Reputation

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¡ Increased accessibility¡ Multimedia documents¡ Non-linear thinking¡ Be aware of copyright and privacy issues*

¡ What you will need§ Copy of your CV§ Lap top or other device§ Small group worksheet§ Inspiration!

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¡ Guidelines for Construction of an Educator’s Portfolio. University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Accessed 10/19/18 at http://edo.med.miami.edu/the-educators-portfolio/subsect-portfolio-guidelines

¡ Building an Educator Portfolio. Office of Faculty Affairs, University of Florida, College of Medicine. Accessed 10/19/18 at https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/31659137/building-an-educator-portfolio-office-of-faculty-affairs-

¡ “Teaching Portfolios.” Center for Teaching. Vanderbilt University. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/reflecting/portfolio.htm