The Master Teacher Leadership Development Program is open to all faculty in medicine, health sciences and the basic sciences. Prerequisites for admission to the Program include:

• An undergraduate degree from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 2.75
• A completed application packet
• Support of the division or department chair for participation in the Program

Individuals interested in admission to the Master Teacher Leadership Development Program must complete an application, and be free from clinical and other responsibilities during scheduled class sessions.

The Program consists of six courses (18 credit hours) taken over a one-year period. Classes meet on Wednesday afternoons beginning in July and culminating the following June. Master Teacher Leadership Development scholars should expect to spend 12-15 hours per week in class or preparing assignments. Graduates receive a Graduate Certificate in Leadership Development from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. The 18 credit hours earned may be applied toward a Master of Arts in Education and Human Development.

For the duration of the Program, scholars must attend classes regularly and maintain a minimum overall 3.0 GPA.

Tuition benefits apply for eligible SMHS faculty; however, scholars are responsible for University fees and textbooks.

Applications are currently being accepted for Cohort 8, which will complete orientation and begin classes in July 2009. This cohort will complete the Program in June 2010.

For more information on the Program, please contact:

Yolanda Haywood, MD
Assistant Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs/Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Phone: 202-994-2987
E-mail: msdych@gwumc.edu

OR

Ellen Goldman, EdD
Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Learning and
Director, Master Teacher Leadership Development Program
GW Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Phone: 202-994-1531
E-mail: egoldman@gwu.edu