Application Process

How to Apply for Membership

Membership is open to all faculty (including fulltime, part-time, and adjunct) at GUMC and Medstar Health with academic appointments at GUMC.

Trainees, including residents, fellows and post-doctoral researchers are welcome to apply at the Protege level.


  1. The first step is to review the criteria and rubrics posted below and think about your own expertise and accomplishments. Talk to your colleagues that are members of the Academy.
  2. The second step is to schedule a one-on-one meeting with a member of the Teaching Academy Selection Committee to review your CV and discuss which membership level is most appropriate for you. In-person and virtual consultations are available. Contact us for a on-on-one meeting at centile@georgetown.edu.
  3. The third step is to develop an educator portfolio, complete the application and submit it by one of the deadlines.

Application Deadline

The GUMC Teaching Academy Selection Committee meets two times a year, in February and September, to review applications. Applications for the Protege, Associate and Principal levels are reviewed twice per year and due on January 31 and August 31. Applications for the Distinguished Educator level are only accepted once per year and are due on July 31.


Templates for Portfolio and Letters of Support

A) Cover Page
B) Letter Documenting one-on-one meeting with Teaching Academy Representative (provided to you from the representative with whom you met.
C) Portfolio Criteria/Standards: Protégé
D) Curriculum vitae (CV) – Any professional format is acceptable. (Full CV – not a Biosketch).

A) Cover Page
B) Letter Documenting one-on-one meeting with Teaching Academy Representative (provided to you from the representative with whom you met.
C) Portfolio Criteria/Standards: Associate
D) Curriculum vitae (CV) – Any professional format is acceptable. (Full CV – not a Biosketch).

A) Cover Page
B) Letter Documenting one-on-one meeting with Teaching Academy Representative (provided to you from the representative with whom you met.
C) Letter of Support (Template here)
D) Curriculum vitae (CV) – Any professional format is acceptable. (Full CV – not a Biosketch).
E) Documentation of Expertise from one domain.  NOTE: While examples can be pulled from the same contexts, specific examples used in different criteria MUST BE DIFFERENT.
Principal Member: Advising and Mentoring
Principal Member: Curriculum Development/Instructional Design
Principal Member: Direct Teaching
Principal Member: Educational Leadership
Principal Member: Educational Scholarship

A) Cover Page for Distinguished Educator
B) Letter Documenting one-on-one meeting with Teaching Academy Representative (provided to you from the representative with whom you met.
C) Letter of Support (Template here)
D) Curriculum vitae (CV) – Any professional format is acceptable. (Full CV – not a Biosketch).
E) Documentation of Expertise from three different domains.
Note: While examples can be pulled from the same contexts, specific examples used across all three domains MUST BE DIFFERENT.
Principal Member: Advising and Mentoring
Principal Member: Curriculum Development/Instructional Design
Principal Member: Direct Teaching
Principal Member: Educational Leadership
Principal Member: Educational Scholarship


What Does an Application Portfolio Look Like?

The elements are dependent upon which level you are applying. Below are some examples:


Rubrics