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2024 Innovation in Fellowship Education – Call for Abstracts Application is now closed.
The ATS greatly values a strong fellowship program as a means of academic and clinical success. To recognize programs that implement exceptional practices, the ATS Training Committee developed the Innovations in Fellowship Education program. All pulmonary, critical care, sleep, and allergy fellowship programs (adult and pediatric) are invited to submit abstracts showcasing a novel and innovative best practice. The following programs were selected as the standout programs in educational excellence this year.
Temple University Hospital
TextBytes for Smarter Practice: Revolutionizing Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment Education for Physicians
University of Colorado
Impact of a Virtual Reality Anatomy Trainer on Endobronchial Ultrasound Performance
Abstracts are reviewed and ranked based on the following criteria:
- Innovation: How unique is the educational program? What is new and different
- Implementation/Sustainability: How was the program implemented and how effective was such implementation? Is this program sustainable?
- Transferability: How easily might this educational program be adopted by other fellowship programs
- Outcomes: Are there reported outcomes or plans to measure them? The goal of this program is to recognize fellowship programs that demonstrate educational excellence and to share these best practices with other programs.
- There is a focus on fellowship innovations addressing racial/ethnic disparities or improving diversity, equity, or inclusion.
- This award focuses on projects related to fellowship education and curricula.
Abstracts for the 2025 Innovation in Fellowship Education program will be accepted in the fall of 2024. For more information, contact Lauren Lynch, senior director of ATS learning programs at llynch@thoracic.org
