The Boston Children’s Hospital’s Academy for Teaching and Educational Innovation and Scholarship empowers healthcare professionals to excel as educators, advance innovative scholarship, and engage in a community committed to advancing best practices in health professions education at Boston Children’s and beyond.

Boston Children’s Hospital’s Academy for Teaching and Educational Innovation and Scholarship:

• Promotes excellence and innovation in teaching, curriculum development, and educational research
• Advances inclusion and accessibility, ensuring all learners feel welcomed and supported
• Shares best teaching practices through interactive educational programs and peer coaching 
• Cultivates junior educators development as teachers, scholars, and emerging leaders
  
• Champions interprofessional and multidisciplinary education, strengthening collaboration across professions and clinical disciplines
  
• Develops and disseminates educational materials for national and international audiences
• Fosters recognition of Boston Children’s health professions educators as leaders locally, nationally, and internationally 

Our Academy is a member organization of the Academies Collaborative, a national forum for health professions teaching academies and similar organizations aiming to drive institutional commitment to educators and excellence in teaching in the health professions.

Academy Community Values Statement

The Academy’s mission is to foster the development of healthcare professionals as educators and scholars who make a difference in the Boston Children’s community and the world. These values guide our community of practice:

• Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others
• Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community
• Accountability for personal behavior
• Active participation and shared learning
• Expression of feedback in actionable, respectful terms