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What is Duke AHEAD

Our mission is to promote excellence in the education of health professionals by creating a community of education scholars, fostering innovation in health professions education, supporting outstanding teachers, providing faculty development programs and facilitating quality education research.

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Announcements

Health Professions Education Grants Available through CAME Foundation

August 13, 2019 - 9:55 am

Health Professions Education Grants - Available

Call for applications for the 2020 ADVANCE-UP Program!

August 5, 2019 - 9:45 am

ADVANCE-UP: Academic Development, Advocacy, Networking, Coaching and Education for Underrepresented Populations

Call for Abstracts: Opening Doors to Transform Nursing Education

July 29, 2019 - 10:45 am

The Duke University School of Nursing’s Institute for Educational Excellence (IEE) is currently accepting abstract submissions for podium/oral pres

2019-2020 Certificate Program Participants Selected

July 18, 2019 - 9:50 am

The 2019-2020 Certificate Program in Health Professions Education & Teaching kicked off it’s fourth year earlier this month. This 12 month prog

Upcoming Events

2019 Education Day

September 20, 2019 - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

Education Grand Rounds

October 16, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Deborah Engle

Associate Professor of the Practice of Medical Education
Kate McDaniel

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Medical Education
Susan Hibbard

Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health

Classroom 3 Trent Semans Center

Education Grand Rounds

November 20, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Matthew Sparks

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Xiaoyin Jiang

Associate Professor of Pathology

Classroom 3 Trent Semans Center

Education Grand Rounds

January 15, 2020 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Classroom 3 Trent Semans Center

The Duke AHEAD Mission

Faculty Development

Educator Professional Development Program
Duke AHEAD offers many sources of faculty development for faculty who want to strengthen their role as an educator. The EPD programs include skill building workshops (monthly faculty development sessions), education grand rounds, journal club, an annual Education Day, and a certificate program in teaching. Content areas include instruction and assessment; educational research and scholarship; innovations in education; effective use of educational technology; and educational leadership. Individuals may apply to...

Recognition & Promotion

Duke AHEAD will assist faculty who wish to incorporate education activities as a significant component of their academic portfolio of accomplishments for promotion by:

providing support and formal mentoring for faculty who want to develop a career in health professions education
recognizing educational accomplishment with teaching awards annually to those who embody the principles of excellence in teaching
establishing appropriate metrics to evaluate academic accomplishment in education
assist in documenting their education contributions for...

Research & Innovation

Research Support
The Academy will advance the importance of educational scholarship by supporting faculty in their pursuit of a rigorous educational research agenda. Scholarly activity within the Academy will lend credibility to the education component of Duke’s tripartite mission and contribute to advancing the field of health professions education. It will provide a framework for affirming the value of educational contributions in promotion and tenure processes. Specifically, the Academy will:

offer assistance and resources to faculty who wish to conduct...

Member Spotlight

Richard Chung

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Why did you join Duke AHEAD?

I was eager to develop partnerships with other faculty members and continuously improve my own skills in conducting and evaluating educational activities.