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Developing Future Clinician-Educators: The Neurology Educator Track (NET)

For residents passionate about teaching and academic leadership, we offer an innovative, longitudinal elective in educator development. While all of our residents receive training in medical education skills, those interested in building a career as professional clinical educators can join the Neurology Educator Track (NET) during their PGY2 through PGY4 years.

Established in 2015, NET was built to foster effective, confident teachers across diverse learning environments—giving you the formal training, dedicated mentorship, and portfolio building needed to excel in academic medicine.

Why Our Residents Love It:

Longitudinal Guided Mentorship: Over three years (PGY2–PGY4), you will teach in a variety of settings with direct feedback from expert faculty preceptors. You'll build a comprehensive teaching portfolio that sets you apart for future academic appointments.
Education Scholarship & Projects: Track members complete mentored curriculum development and scholarship projects throughout their time in NET, turning educational ideas into tangible academic output.
Targeted Didactics: Receive formal training in clinical teaching techniques, instructional design, administrative leadership, and modern adult learning theory through regular didactic sessions throughout each year.
Interprofessional Collaboration: In addition to enrolling neurology residents, the track collaborates with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residents and serves as a nationally recognized model for residency programs across the country.

Our Philosophy: Teaching is a skill that can be studied, practiced, and mastered. NET equips you with the confidence, leadership skills, and scholarly background to step into your career as a premier clinician-educator.

The Basics:

Application requirement:

Statement of purpose
Plans to pursue a career as an academic clinician-educator
In good standing in terms of clinical performance

Program start: End of PGY-1 year (during Bootcamp)

Requirements for Completion:

1. Curriculum Development Project.

‐ Develop and implement a curriculum initiative and/or education scholarship project.‐ Disseminate (via journal publication or poster presentation).‐ This fulfills the research requirement for residents.

2. Create and maintain a professional teaching portfolio.

3. Mentorship.

‐ Meet at least twice yearly with faculty clinician‐educator mentor.‐ Residents’ progress is reviewed twice/year by the NET Committee, who will provide feedbackand guidance to support NET residents’ successful completion of their goals and programrequirements.‐ NET Committee: Jamie Starks, Sam Maiser, Ezgi Tiryaki.

4. Complete required curriculum.

‐ Annual teaching workshop: Occurs during Bootcamp. Some curriculum is for all PGY‐1s. NETresidents will participate in additional education‐related curriculum.‐ Didactics: At least 4 didactic sessions will be held each year on Fridays at noon (NET residentsare excused from Grand Rounds on these days). Didactics are held at the Campus Club withlunch provided. Didactics will cover topics in the following areas:I. Teaching skills.II. Curriculum development.III. Leadership & administration.IV. Career development and scholarship.

5. Complete mandatory teaching practicum. There are mandatory and optional teaching

experiences. Rotation scheduling for NET participant takes teaching obligations into account

(i.e. elective time will be scheduled to allow participation in the experiences outlined below).

Teaching Practicum:

PGY‐2s:

‐ Facilitate at least one Foundations of Clinical Thinking session for MS1s (as part of the NET FCTgroup).‐ TA at least one MS1 neuroanatomy lab and deliver “clinical correlation” talk.‐ Participate in ECM neurology exam workshop for MS1s.‐ Organize and facilitate PGY‐1 Bootcamp.‐ Start brainstorming ideas for curriculum development project.

PGY‐3s:

‐ Facilitate 2‐3 FCT sessions as part of the shared NET FCT group of MS1s.‐ Participate in ECM neurology exam workshop for MS1s.‐ Facilitate at least one small group session for the HHD5 neurology course for MS2s.‐ Simulation‐based education:‐ Complete HCMC Sim Center’s Sim Facilitator Course‐ Write one new neurology simulation case.‐ Co‐direct annual neurology simulation.‐ Debrief sim cases at the simulation session.‐ Curriculum development project: Complete needs assessment, develop goals/objectives, anddetermine teaching methods for curriculum initiative.

PGY‐4s:

‐ Facilitate 2‐3 FCT sessions as part of the shared NET FCT group of MS2s.‐ Co‐teach the HHD5 course (2nd year medical student neurology pathophysiology course):‐ Review/revise curriculum in conjunction with faculty course directors.‐ Give neurology lectures to the medical students (divided between NET residents).‐ Facilitate small group sessions.‐ Help write exam questions for the course.‐ Lead the core education/leadership skills workshop during Bootcamp.‐ Lead at least one educational session for non‐neurology residents/physicians (e.g. IM boardreview, IM morning report, EM stroke sims).‐ Lead at least one educational session for non‐physician healthcare providers or students.‐ Curriculum development project: Implement curriculum, evaluate curriculum, anddisseminate results (e.g. poster presentation, journal publication, MedEd Portal publication).

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