Mentor announced in unique scholarship opportunity with mentee applications now open to interested pulmonary and critical care fellows
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) join to launch the 2024 APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship
October 26, 2023
Glenview, Illinois – Başak Çoruh, MD, FCCP, will be the mentor for the
new
2024 APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship. The announcement was made during the CHEST Annual Meeting 2023 in
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and applications for the mentee role are now open
through December 1.
The program focuses on creating opportunities for fellows at
institutions with limited resources to train in teaching, curriculum
development and medical education research by giving them access to
mentorship at institutions with those resources to foster their
development.
Dr. Çoruh works as an Associate Professor at the University of
Washington and spends her clinical time as an intensivist. Dr. Çoruh
is heavily involved with the CHEST organization through its Critical
Care Medicine Board Review courses and serves as the Fellowship
Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
program at her institution.
The mentee recipient of the scholarship will have the opportunity to
work closely with Dr. Çoruh to develop a personalized curriculum to
obtain the necessary training and expertise to launch their career
as a medical educator in pulmonary and critical care medicine
(PCCM). They will also work with Dr. Çoruh to develop a research
project that supports their scholarly development.
To qualify for the mentee role of the new scholarship, applicants
must be an active member of both CHEST and APCCMPD; must be a fellow
at a pulmonary, critical care and/or PCCM fellowship training
program that is a member of the APCCMPD; and must meet certain
requirements:
About the American College of Chest Physicians
The American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) is the global
leader in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chest diseases.
Its mission is to champion the prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of chest diseases through education, communication and research. It
serves as an essential connection to clinical knowledge and
resources for its 22,000+ members from around the world who provide
patient care in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. For
information about the American College of Chest Physicians,
visit chestnet.org.
About the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors
The Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program
Directors (APCCMPD) consists of program leaders from Critical Care
Medicine (CCM), Pulmonary Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine (PCCM). It represents 98% of the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited fellowships in these
subspecialties. The APCCMPD’s mission is to foster excellence in
training and mentor future pulmonary and critical care medicine
educators. In addition, the APCCMPD provides a communication channel
among fellowship programs and stakeholder organizations.