Mentee applications for the 2025 APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship are now open, offering fellows the chance to receive mentorship and advanced training in respiratory care.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways:
- Mentorship Announcement: For the second year of the APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship, Tristan Huie, MD, FCCP, and Anna Neumeier, MD, have been announced as co-mentors for 2025.
- Program Objective: The fellowship aims to improve diversity in respiratory care by pairing fellows-in-training from resource-limited institutions with established medical educators for mentorship and specialized training.
- Application Process: Mentee applications for the 2025 fellowship are now open through Nov 1, providing fellows the opportunity to develop personalized curricula and undertake dedicated research projects with the support of experienced mentors.
For the second year of the APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship, Tristan Huie, MD, FCCP, and Anna Neumeier, MD, will be co-mentors for 2025.
Designed to pair a fellow-in-training with an established medical educator, the unique scholarship was launched in August 2023 by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) to improve diversity in respiratory care.
The program focuses on creating opportunities for fellows at institutions with limited resources to train in teaching, formal medical education curricula, and medical education research by giving them mentorship at institutions with those resources to foster their development.
Mentors’ Background and Approach
Both Huie and Neumeier work for the University of Colorado Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine and applied together for the mentor opportunity.
“We applied as co-mentors because of the success we’ve had at our institution in implementing a strategic approach with both a senior and junior mentor,” says Huie in a release. “Dr Neumeier and I bring distinct subspecialty and scholarship expertise. The mentee not only benefits from our complementary skills but also from the increased availability of being able to connect with a mentor at any given time.”
The mentors are looking forward to being part of a mentorship opportunity aimed to diversify the field of pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM).
Goals and Benefits of the Mentorship
“We enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to mentor a future educational leader to improve the diversity of the PCCM medical education community,” says Neumeier in a release. “We have a lot to offer a mentee, as our research mentorship process is multidimensional to support career development. In addition to co-mentoring, it includes additional support with a scholarship advisory committee, clear productivity expectations, training in educational scholarship, and feedback on teaching skills.”
The mentee recipient of the scholarship will have the opportunity to work closely with Huie and Neumeier to develop a personalized curriculum to obtain the necessary training and expertise to launch their career in PCCM, as well as support for a dedicated research project.
Mentee applications are now open through Nov 1. Learn more and apply.
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