Governance
The Academy is an organization of faculty medical educators at the UMMSM. It is governed by a faculty Director and an Executive Steering Committee of 7-8 faculty members, some appointed, but mostly elected from and by the faculty members of the Academy. Steering Committee members serve for a three to five-year term subject to renewal.
The Steering Committee will advise the Academy Director on the mission, goals and programs of the Academy, review the annual budget and business plan, monitor member productivity and service to the Academy, evaluate Senior Academy members, and approve promotion within tiers of the Academy. The Academy Director and Steering Committee are supported in this effort by a robust committee structure within the Academy made up of members of the various membership tiers.
Committees
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is responsible for evaluating initial applications for membership and providing recommendations to the Academy Director and Steering committee on which applicants merit acceptance. The committee conducts annual evaluation to determine whether they are making appropriate progress in any scholarly endeavors they committed to undertake. The Committee will make recommendations to the Academy Director and Steering Committee regarding re-appointment applications for Junior and Senior members.
Planning Committee
The Planning Committee is responsible for the organization and implementation of the Academy’s Professional Development activities and programs (workshops, conferences, retreats) with the aid of the Academy’s support staff.
Grants, Awards, and Scholarship Committee
This committee is responsible for the administration and oversight of the Academy’s annual grants programs, the selection and progress monitoring of Faculty Scholars and for the facilitation of scholarship opportunities and provision of support for Academy members’ applications to extramural education grants.