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2025 New Member Application is now Open!

Calling all Educators!

The 2025 Academy for Excellence in Education new member application is now open. All Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty who have been serving as educators for a minimum of three years are eligible for membership. 

The application is a two-step process:

  • The deadline for submitting Step 1 is Friday, January 10, 2025
  • The deadline for submitting Step 2 (if requested) is Monday, February 24, 2025

New AEE members will be inducted into the Academy during the Annual Chapman Recognition Dinner on April 28, 2025. 

 

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To discuss the Academy or eligibility in applying, contact:

We look forward to hearing from you!

Expert in Physician Burnout & Engagement to Speak at Grand Rounds

Join AEE in Welcoming Lotte Dyrbye, MD, MHPE!

Dr Dyrbye will speak on "Physician Wellness" at AEE's first OHSE Grand Rounds of 2025. Dr Lotte Dyrbye, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Chief Well-being Officer at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is a national thought leader on physician burnout and engagement.  

  • Monday, January 13, 12:00-1:00PM in Light Hall 214
  • Lunches will be provided for the first 25 registrants

REGISTER HERE

   

To hear Dr Dyrbye speak on Medical Student and Resident Burnout, check out the video below:

 

 

  

Highlights from the Annual Chapman Dinner

Highlights from the Annual Chapman Dinner

On Monday, April 29, 2024, the Academy for Excellence in Education (AEE) hosted the Chapman Dinner. This annual dinner is a time to honor current members for another year of educational service, induct new members, and present the Academy Awards. 

   

This year's theme:  "AEE Inspires"

 
We are excited to welcome our new members and celebrate our awardees!

 

2024 AEE Awards Recipients

In support of its mission to promote and celebrate educational excellence, the AEE offers multiple awards to recognize outstanding educators across the VUSM and VUMC community. Join us in congratulating this year's awardees!

 

 

Courtney Tomblinson, MD

Academy for Excellence in Education
Early Impact Award
 

Cody Chastain, MD, FACP, FIDSA

The Geoffrey David Chazen Award 
"Innovation in Medical Education” 
 

Neil Osheroff, PhD

The Lillian B. Nanney Award 
“Outstanding Service to the VUSM/VUMC 
Community of Educators”  

 

Welcome new members!

Congratulations to the 2024 Academy for Excellence in Education inductees: 

Courtney M. Tomblinson, MD

 

Shilpa B. Reddy, MD

 

Ryan Walsh, MD

 

Jordan Rupp, MD

 

Erin A. Cooke, MD

 

Andrew Spieker, PhD

 

Yasmin W. Khan, MD

 

 

Updated 3 May 2024