Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025

The UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT), in partnership with the Office of Medical Education (OME) is sponsoring its annual SWAT/OME Fellowship. This Fellowship will support a year of faculty development in medical education, which may include activities such as attendance at an education conference and support development of new campus educational projects in the realm of undergraduate medical education (UME). Educational proposals from the School of Health Professions, the Graduate of Biomedical Sciences, and the O'Donnell School of Public Health will also be considered. The Fellowship will support approximately 10% of salary (excluding fringes and benefits) at the assistant or associate professor level.

The Fellowship will provide up to $20K of support, which can be applied to salary (excluding fringes and benefits and honoring NIH salary caps) as well as equipment, software, simulation resources, and tuition to receive education training pertinent to the project. We are unable to support travel expenses. We are able to provide some statistical support.

Applications that are augmented by in-kind departmental resources will be viewed favorably.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Full time UT Southwestern faculty member
2. Rank of assistant or associate professor

Application Process

1. Request a letter of support from your division chief or department chair.
2. james.cutrell@utsouthwestern.edu the letter of support and a letter of application in a single PDF to: Dr. James "Brad" Cutrell, Faculty Development Committee Chair.
3. In your letter, address:
   1. The domain of the project (UME, SHP, SGS)
   2. The criteria for evaluating applications (below)
   3. A proposal for one’s own educational development (e.g. a conference to attend, course to take, etc.)
   4. A proposal of a campus educational project, including;
      1. The identification of a project mentor
      2. A timeline (should be completed in one year)
      3. A budget

Application TemplateFellowship Budget Template

Criteria for Evaluating Applications

1. Applicant’s current level of engagement in education
2. Applicant’s level of training in medical education
3. Proposed project’s alignment with current educational priorities:
   1. Assessment of Learners and Teachers
   2. Competency-Based Education
   3. Curriculum Mapping
   4. Educational Quality Improvement
   5. Simulation

Applications are due by close of business on May 15, 2025. If you have any questions about the fellowship or the application process, please direct those questions to the SWAT Faculty Development Committee Chair, Dr. James "Brad" Cutrell.