Academic Clinician-Educator Scholars (ACES) Fellowship

Teaching Opportunities

Learning to teach effectively in both clinical and classroom settings is a core component of the Academic Clinician-Educator Scholars (ACES) Fellowship. Fellows have multiple opportunities to develop and refine their teaching skills across diverse settings, with structured observation and feedback from faculty mentors.

Clinical Teaching

• Outpatient Precepting – Fellows precept residents in the continuity outpatient clinic. A faculty clinical mentor observes sessions and provides ongoing feedback to enhance teaching effectiveness.
• Inpatient Attending – Fellows serve as attending-of-record for inpatient teams, teaching residents, interns, and medical students. A faculty mentor observes 2–3 hours per week and provides constructive feedback.
• Medical Student Attending – Each year, fellows spend one month meeting with third-year medical students during their internal medicine clerkship, providing guidance on oral presentations and H&P write-ups. Faculty mentors observe 1–2 hours weekly and give feedback on teaching performance.

Academic and Didactic Teaching

• Journal Club – Fellows present a critical review of a medical literature article at the Division of General Internal Medicine’s weekly Journal Club at least once per year. Post-presentation, faculty provide written and oral feedback.
• Medical Education Journal Club – Monthly sessions provide fellows the opportunity to present and discuss new findings in medical education literature.
• Medical Education Research Seminar – Fellows present their ongoing research projects at this monthly seminar, receiving constructive feedback from faculty and peers.
• Interdisciplinary Fellows Seminar – From September through June, fellows from general medicine, medicine-pediatrics, general pediatrics, adolescent medicine, palliative care, and family medicine meet twice monthly to discuss research progress, professional development, leadership, and cultural competence. Each fellow presents twice per year and receives peer and faculty feedback.
• Evidence-Based Medicine Journal Club – Fellows co-facilitate the resident curriculum in evidence-based medicine, enhancing their teaching and facilitation skills.
• Women’s Health Seminars – Fellows in the Women’s Health track participate in this weekly seminar, delivering educational content to peers and trainees.

Additional Teaching Opportunities

ACES fellows also engage in a variety of other educational activities, including teaching medical students in courses such as medical interviewing and advanced physical diagnosis, as well as resident-focused sessions like pre-clinic conferences. These experiences allow fellows to practice teaching in small-group and one-on-one settings, tailoring instruction to the learner’s needs while developing their own educational style.

Through this broad spectrum of teaching opportunities, ACES fellows gain hands-on experience, receive structured mentorship, and cultivate the skills needed to excel as academic clinician-educators.