CDEM Medical Education Fellow Travel Scholarship

Applications are now CLOSED.

The applicant should be a Medical Education Fellow; they may be an incoming fellow (after matching but prior to starting), a current fellow, or in their first year after completion of a medical education fellowship at the time of application. This award intends to help a fellow network and help promote their career focusing on undergraduate medical education. Fellows should show achievement and/or interest in undergraduate medical education. The recipient must attend the CDEM business meeting at the SAEM Annual Meeting and present any applicable work they have done; they may also propose a didactic to present at the CDEM business meeting. At which time, CDEM will have the honor in recognizing the fellow for their accomplishment. Award funds are contingent on attending SAEM and CDEM All-Member meeting. 

The award is up to $1,000 with a maximum of two awards that can be given in any application cycle. All nomination packets must include:

• A letter of support from the medical education fellowship director (limit 2 pages). If an incoming fellow, current residency program director may instead write the letter if the applicant wishes.

Note: we encourage the nominating program to pledge to fund any additional travel costs to the SAEM Annual Meeting that are not covered in full by this award, if possible A personal statement detailing the applicant's interest in the award (limit 2 pages) Curriculum vitae and/or teaching portfolio of the nominee If you have any questions about the CDEM awards process, please contact governance@saem.org.