Advancing Visionary Education
LEAPS
Register to attend Speaker Series III
Strategies for Promotion for Teaching-Focused Faculty: A Panel Discussion
February 28, 2025 at 12 - 2PM
Elm Ballrooms A and B
Lunch provided.
2025 Symposium Registration NOW OPEN!
Now accepting poster proposal & innovation seed grant submissions!
Navigating Your Professional Path: Scholarship Development Strategies for Tenure and Promotion in Professional and Graduate Education
April 2, 2025 at 8:30AM - 3PM
SMC Campus Center
Lunch provided.
Submit a Poster Presentation
Do you have an educational scholarship project to share?
Submit a poster session proposal to present at the 3rd Annual LEAPS Symposium.
Past Innovation Seed Grant Winners
Explore past recipients of the Innovation Seed Grants and their groundbreaking projects.
Past Distinguished Educator awardees
Review the achievements of UMB's Distinguished Educator awardees.
Educational Scholarship
Do you have an idea for an educationally focused research project?
Click here to learn more about the scholarship of teaching and learning in health professions.
Send an email to LEAPS@umaryland.edu if you would like support with your project.
What is LEAPS?
A resource for advancing educational leaders.
“The initiative on education creates a great opportunity for educators ... along with the opportunity for UMB to become a presence in the professional education scholarly community.”
— UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS
‘Moving the Needle’ Podcast
Episode 15: Announcing LEAPS, Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars
LEAPS co-chairs Donna Parker, MD, FACP, and Christina Cestone, PhD, discuss this new initiative designed to support faculty members at UMB.
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Mission
The LEAPS Council and its membership work to promote and graduate leaders who will shape social justice, legal justice, and health care education.
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GOALS
- Achieve educational excellence and value
- Advance the careers of faculty and staff educators
- Invigorate our culture to fully embrace the education mission
LEAPS will achieve these goals by:
- Developing an environment that inspires, recognizes, and rewards educational scholarship and innovation in all UMB schools, to stimulate the intellectual discourse needed to reimagine professional and graduate student education for the future.
- Developing and making available resources, such as faculty development programs and mentorship, that will help advance the career path of UMB educators.
- Creating a local and national reputation in professional and graduate student education and educational leadership.
- Supporting sourcing of, application to, and competition for extramural funding and producing scholarly work in education.
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Programming and Events
Creating and hosting educationally focused events
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Awards and Recognition
Recognizing and celebrating excellence in education
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Educational Innovation
Exploring and testing new educational methods and tools
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Educator Development
Building a community of educational leaders who will shape UMB’s future
‘Moving the Needle’ Podcast
Donna Parker, MD, FACP, and Christina Cestone, PhD, co-chairs of LEAPS, discuss this new initiative designed to support current faculty members at UMB by recognizing and rewarding educational scholarship and innovation, as well as help advance the career paths for UMB educators.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Speaker Series III - Panel Discussion
Strategies for Promotion for Teaching-Focused Faculty: A Panel Discussion
February 28, 2025 | 12 - 2PM
3rd Annual LEAPS Symposium
April 2, 2025 | 8:30AM - 3PM