The Academy of Medical Educators (AMEs) are clinically active faculty members who teach doctoring to a cohort of students and serve as their advisor. All students are assigned to an AME throughout their time in medical school. AMEs do not evaluate their students. The AME assigned to a first-year student is referred to as a Core Advisor.
AMEs also facilitate the M1 and M2 doctoring course, a strategy that fosters relationship building early on between students and clinically-active faculty advisors. In addition to regularly scheduled small group discussions, the AME provides advice and support to students, helping them network, navigate problems, identify additional faculty mentors, research projects, summer plans and general career advice.
These AMEs, from many medical specialties, serve as resources for students to obtain both academic, personal, and career advice. In addition to the weekly doctoring sessions, the advisor meets each advisee individually at least once a semester, to discuss their transition and progress in school, summer plans, and review the student’s e-Portfolio. AMEs also have group meals once a semester open to all of their advisees, to foster relationships and informal peer mentoring among the classes.