Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship (SEEF)
Forecasted
Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship (SEEF) supports early-career faculty through mentored, collaborative medical education research to build assessment skills and advance professional development.
Funder: National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to 18 months; NBME-sponsored Philadelphia travel and national conference support subject to budget availability
Summary: SEEF develops early-career faculty’s medical education assessment research skills through mentored, collaborative research projects.
Key Information: An Academic Chair or Dean must confirm allocation of 0.1 FTE plus time away for fellowship participation.
Description
The Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship (SEEF), run by NBME, is a project-based faculty development program for faculty early in their medical education research careers. It builds assessment research skills, supports professional and career development, and promotes innovative approaches to assessing individuals across medical education and independent practice. NBME’s assessment focus encompasses health professionals across education, training, and practice, including evaluation research and assessment instrument development.
Eight fellows are selected to form two research cohorts, working with NBME staff and faculty mentors to develop research questions and collaborative projects. Fellows learn to use NBME’s information and subject matter expertise, work effectively in educational teams, and communicate findings to varied audiences. A successful fellowship outcome is a scholarly presentation or publication.
