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Who We Are

Mission: Provide the resources, programs & leadership that support the highest quality of professionalism & instruction within the various educational missions of the college.

Participation: Built around voluntary & committed participation of core members, with individual sessions open to all faculty & staff. Modeled as a community of practice with the approach of a teaching academy. Goal: Ongoing professional development toward mastery, as opposed to recognition or exclusion. Participants point to the program as particularly useful in improving their teaching methods, materials or communication; their ability to assess students; and the learning environment in their classroom.The program has been highlighted in recruitment of new faculty members and is gaining attention as a model for other institutions.   

November 2015: Master Teacher Program awarded the UT Gamma Sigma Delta chapter’s Team Award for its outstanding contribution to teaching in agriculture and related disciplines.

Spring 2025 Schedule (Thursday, 8:00–9:30 am, B224-Tickle Seminar Rm.)

DateTopicSpeaker(s)
Jan. 23Veterinary Mentorship: From Good to GreatDr. Addie Reinhard, Founder & CEO, MentorVet
Feb. 20Mind Matters: Cognitive Science Strategies that Enhance LearningDr. Sarah Schmid, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, UTCVM
Mar. 20TBD
Apr. 17Growing Veterinary Education: Who will be the teachers? (Zoom only)Dr. Kim Carney, Dean, Lincoln Memorial University – Orange Park CVM
May 8TBDDr. Luca Giori, Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences, UTCVM

Education Funding Opportunities

For additional information, visit: IAMSE Educational Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation Grants.

Focus: Projects designed to (1) systematically collect and analyze data related to medical education, which may employ a variety of methods, but seek to produce generalizable information for dissemination, or (2) designed for the general enrichment of teaching and learning that go beyond normal expectations of a faculty member, including but not limited to advances in pedagogy, technology, content development, or professional development. Limited to IAMSE members. 

For additional information, visit: Ford Foundation.

Focus: Reducing poverty and injustice; promoting democratic values; and advancing human knowledge, creativity and achievement.

For additional information, visit: NIH R25.

For additional information, visit: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

For additional information, visit: SEVEC Veterinary Education Research


Master Teacher Program Organizing Committee

Dr. India Lane, Dr. Misty Bailey, Dr. Denae LoBato


Upcoming Medical Education Meetings