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Scope
This award will provide resources for an early career health professions educator to develop a mentorship relationship that will support their development as an educator. It recognises that TASME is not just for trainees, but for all early career health professions educators, be they allied health professionals, clinical scientists, or doctors not in training posts.
Candidates will self-nominate through the application process to demonstrate how they will use the resources to develop a mentoring relationship, and in what way this may benefit their career as a health professions educator. The TASME Mentorship Award is an individual award.
As well as the prize, the winner will be asked to provide a photo of them meeting with their mentor with a caption for the ASME newsletter. The winner will also be asked to share what they have learned with the TASME community. The medium by which this is done is flexible but should be described in the application.
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to enter, candidates must be:
- An individual ASME member
- One of the below:
- A medical educator still in training, such as a clinical teaching fellow, a doctor or other healthcare professional with a formal educational role, or a trainee who teaches medical students.
- A health professions educator who does not hold a substantive post.
- A basic scientist who teaches health professions students but does not hold a substantive post.
This list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure about eligibility please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Potential mentors should not be within the applicants geographical region and should demonstrate a degree of cross boundary (specialty or profession for example) collaboration.
Application Process
Deadline extended for applications: Sunday 10th April 2359hrs BST
Applicants are invited to summarise how they will utilise the award to develop a mentorship relationship and how this will help their career as a health professions educator. Applicants may have already identified a mentor and use the funding to facilitate visits; or they may use the funding to generate a mentorship relationship (e.g. through attending the ASME ASM and meeting with a selection of potential mentors). We particularly welcome applicants from allied health professionals and clinical scientists who have been underrepresented in TASME awards and at TASME events.
There is a word limit of 400 words for the completed application.
If you have any questions about the application, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Judging
Eligible applications will be assessed by the TASME Prizes and Awards panel on the basis of demonstrating:
- Alignment with the values of ASME/TASME
- A realistic plan for utilising the award
- A clear rationale for how the award will be used
- A clear rationale for the cross-disciplinary nature of the mentorship award
- Evidence of thinking about sustainability and legacy of the award
- Explanation of how you will share what you have learned from the experience
Applications will be independently scored by three independent markers according to the above scoring criteria, with a final numerical score assigned, and comments gathered and fed back to candidates.
The winning applicant will be informed as soon as possible before the ASM Early Bird Discount expires (15th May).
Prize
- £500 to support the development of a mentoring relationship. This could be used to fund a visit to the ASME ASM to meet with potential mentors, though any reasonable plan will be considered.
- Certificate
Timeline
- Monday 11th April – deadline for applications
- Monday 26th April – winner informed
Previous Winners
2021
Jo Smith, Transgender and Non-binary Clinician Mentorship
2020
Laura Watts, Facilitating mentoring with an expert with experience disseminating genetic knowledge to non-genetic specialists
2019
No award made
2018
No award made
2017
Previous TASME Bursary for Professional Development Winner
Dr Lesley Curry with abstract titled: TiME - Thriving in Medicine - support for FY1 doctors
