The 2025 RELA cohort has been selected. The Rural Education Leaders Academy is designed for educators and preceptors in a rural setting. Healthcare professionals of different disciplines and professions may apply. Anyone interested in joining a future cohort can message us here to request an application.
RELA is a 12-month longitudinal education and leadership program for rural faculty who wish to enhance their medical education teaching and leadership skills to become local rural education leaders.
Applications:
In order to apply, please contact us HERE to request an application form.
Applications for the 2025 RELA cohort are due October 31st, 2024.
Objective:
Provide rural faculty with the knowledge, skills and competence to be local leaders and advocates for graduate medical education in their communities.
Goals:
- Participants will graduate the program with:
- Graduate medical education literacy
- Skills to complete a medical education quality-improvement or scholarly project
- Be part of a rural learning community and connect with other medical education leaders in the state
- Tools to advance academic careers
Structure and Learning Community:
- The RELA cohort will include up to ten learners including physician faculty and interprofessional faculty
- The course will include nine seminars, one simulation workshop, and attendance at the annual MERGE Conference
- Four sessions will be in-person. Two will be held in Portland, one will be in the mountain region, and one will be down east. All other sessions will be virtual
- Participants will have a formal mentorship. During this time, all participants will complete and disseminate a quality improvement or scholarly project.
- RELA will provide $5,000 for salary support to release faculty from clinical duties ~5%. Reimbursement will be available for lodging and mileage for in-person meetings farther than a one hour’s drive
